Boston illustrated; . urcn the city for dwelling-houses, arat No. 5; the Bos-ton headquartersof the publisliinghouse of Houghton,Mifflin & Companyat No. 4, with theeditors room of theAtkntic Monthhthe Union Chib, No8 ; and next the cor-ner of Beacon Streetthe stately h o n s tlong the residenceof the late GeorgeTicknor. Our en-graving gives a viewof Park Street withthe Ticknor mansionand the Union club-house in the foie-ground. The foi-nier was erected leading churches of the Trinitarian Congrega-tional denomination. It was estab-lished in 1809. Its pastors havebeen able and popular men; among
Boston illustrated; . urcn the city for dwelling-houses, arat No. 5; the Bos-ton headquartersof the publisliinghouse of Houghton,Mifflin & Companyat No. 4, with theeditors room of theAtkntic Monthhthe Union Chib, No8 ; and next the cor-ner of Beacon Streetthe stately h o n s tlong the residenceof the late GeorgeTicknor. Our en-graving gives a viewof Park Street withthe Ticknor mansionand the Union club-house in the foie-ground. The foi-nier was erected leading churches of the Trinitarian Congrega-tional denomination. It was estab-lished in 1809. Its pastors havebeen able and popular men; amongthem the Rev. A. L. Stone, andthe Rev. W. H. H. Murray, who,after filling the pastorate for morethan six years, preached for some- -^ time to an inde- pendent churchwhich he formed inMusic Hall. Thepresent pastor ofthe Park StreetChurch is the J. L. Withrow,formerly of India-napolis. On Park Street,which until recentyears was promi-nent among thefavorite streets ine the rooms of the New England Womans Club. V e of Pa k St eet BOSTON ILLUSTRATED. 39 many years ago, and was used as a residence till 1885, when it was altered overfor bnsiness purposes. The original owner erected this and the two adjoining-dwelling-houses on Beacon Street as a single residence, but the plan was after-wards changed, and Avliat was originally intended for one dwelling-house be-came tliree, all of ample size. Mr. Ticknor bought his estate of the late Har-rison Gray Otis, and began to reside there about the year 1830 ; and it was hisBoston home until his death in 1870. The Union Club was founded in the year 1863, for the encouragenient anddissemination of patriotic sentiment and opinion, and the condition of mem-bership was unqualified loyalty to the Constitution of the Union of the UnitedStates, and unwavering support of the Federal Government in efforts for thesuppression of the Rebellion. Its organization is continued to promote socialintercourse. The present club-house was formerly the resid
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