. Antique views of ye towne of Boston . ANTIQUE VIEWS OF BOSTON. 93franklins birth place. The quaint looking structure here presented as the birth placeof Bostons most distinguished citizen Benjamin Franklin—wasreproduced by the Photo-Electrotype Engraving process, from anengraving in Shaws History of Boston. It stood on the site ofthe Boston Daily Post building, on Milk .Street, until destroyed bytire on December 29, 1810, shortly after a drawing had been BIRTH PLACE OF FRANKLIN. (Forraerlv stood on the site of the Boston Daily Post building on Milk Street.) Josiah, the father of B
. Antique views of ye towne of Boston . ANTIQUE VIEWS OF BOSTON. 93franklins birth place. The quaint looking structure here presented as the birth placeof Bostons most distinguished citizen Benjamin Franklin—wasreproduced by the Photo-Electrotype Engraving process, from anengraving in Shaws History of Boston. It stood on the site ofthe Boston Daily Post building, on Milk .Street, until destroyed bytire on December 29, 1810, shortly after a drawing had been BIRTH PLACE OF FRANKLIN. (Forraerlv stood on the site of the Boston Daily Post building on Milk Street.) Josiah, the father of Benjamin, became a tenant of this build-ing it is thought about 1685, continuing to occupy it until 1712,and, as Benjamin was born on the (ith of January, 1 Tin;, and isupon the Old South church records as having received baptismthe same day, upon this is founded the claim of the old house asthe place of his nativity. Franklins own statement, to a person worthy of credit, wasthat he was born at the south-east corner of Union and Hanover ANTIQUE VIEWS OF. BOSTON. Streets, while other evidence goes to contradict it. That his earlyyouth was passed here is certain. The Hanover-Union Street building was quite small and of twostories, to which a third was added in latter times. It was parti-ally destroyed by tire in 1858, and in the same year the city toreii down in the widening of Union Street. When Hanover Streetwas widened the old site was partially taken for tha
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