Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . THE BLUE BALL. FKOM BOSTON STONE TO THE NORTH BATTERY. 147. SIGN OF THREE DOVES. Oft the peasant with inquiring face,Bewildered, trudges on from i)la(i to place ;He dwells on every sign with stujiid gaze,Enters the narrow alleys doubtful every winding court and street in vain,And doubles oer his weary stejJS again. The old house was quite small and of two stories, to whicha third was added in later times. It waspartially destroyed by tire in 1858, andin the same year the city took the build-ing to widen Union Street. When the?widenin
Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . THE BLUE BALL. FKOM BOSTON STONE TO THE NORTH BATTERY. 147. SIGN OF THREE DOVES. Oft the peasant with inquiring face,Bewildered, trudges on from i)la(i to place ;He dwells on every sign with stujiid gaze,Enters the narrow alleys doubtful every winding court and street in vain,And doubles oer his weary stejJS again. The old house was quite small and of two stories, to whicha third was added in later times. It waspartially destroyed by tire in 1858, andin the same year the city took the build-ing to widen Union Street. When the?widening of Hanover Street took place,the old site was partially taken for thatstreet. In the same way, by the plan ofcutting off wholly from one side of thestreet, a number of quite noted landmarksdisappeared. It was the intention of tlieowners to have removed the Franklinbuilding to another location, but it wasfound impracticable. Two relics of it are, however, Blue Ball came into the possession of General EbenezerW. Stone of Boston, and from the original timbers was madea chair which was pres
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