Sights in Boston and suburbs : or, guide to the stranger . It is a preciouscollection, containing many standard works in church his-tory, biblical literature, valuable pamphlets, and manu-scripts. For nearly one hundred years this has been thepublic library of that church, and accessible to any per-son desirous of using it for literary purposes. The Birthplace of Franklin was where the blockof stores now stands that bear the inscription. On thatspot, under the very shadow of the Old Souths tall spire,the printer, the legislator, the philosopher, the immortalFranklin, was born. Passing from Was
Sights in Boston and suburbs : or, guide to the stranger . It is a preciouscollection, containing many standard works in church his-tory, biblical literature, valuable pamphlets, and manu-scripts. For nearly one hundred years this has been thepublic library of that church, and accessible to any per-son desirous of using it for literary purposes. The Birthplace of Franklin was where the blockof stores now stands that bear the inscription. On thatspot, under the very shadow of the Old Souths tall spire,the printer, the legislator, the philosopher, the immortalFranklin, was born. Passing from Washington to Tremont Street, the visitorwill perceive on his right hand a large gray stone building,in front of wrhich are grounds tastefully laid out with treesand beds of flowers, and enclosed by an iron fence. Thisis the City Hall, It stands between Court Square andSchool Street, fronting on the latter. Here meetings of NEW COURT HOUSE 29 the Council are held; and here may be found the officesof the Chief-of-police and many of the civic The Board of aldermen meet in the main room everyMonday afternoon, and the sittings of the common councilare held on Thursday evenings. -, Near the City Hall, and in its rear, is the New Court House. It stands in Court Square, and has a sedate,sober appearance, being destitute of ornament of any form is that of a parallelogram, one hundred andseventy-six feet in length by fifty-four feet in breadth. Itis fifty-seven feet in height, and consists of a basement and3* 30 BOSTON SIGHTS. three stories. At each end is a fine portico of the Doricorder, supported by four columns of fluted granite. Thereis not much to attract attention within, it being merelyplain and substantial. An entrance hall traverses theentire length of the building, communicating with the por-ticos and side doors. Stone staircases, branching off fromthis corridor, lead to the various court rooms. On the firstfloor are the Justices Courts, Court of Insolve
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