. Bowen's Picture of Boston, or The citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts, and its environs. : To which is prefixed the Annals of Boston. ; Embellished with engravings. h, finished according to theTuscan, Doric and Ionic orders. Till recently it wascalled the Old State House. After the Revolution, it was the place of meetingfor the General Court, till after the completion of theState House, near Beacon Hill. From about that time,to the year 1830, (thirty years,) the lower floor andcellar were used by various tradesmen, Insurance Offi-ces, &c. On the 17th Sept. 3830,
. Bowen's Picture of Boston, or The citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts, and its environs. : To which is prefixed the Annals of Boston. ; Embellished with engravings. h, finished according to theTuscan, Doric and Ionic orders. Till recently it wascalled the Old State House. After the Revolution, it was the place of meetingfor the General Court, till after the completion of theState House, near Beacon Hill. From about that time,to the year 1830, (thirty years,) the lower floor andcellar were used by various tradesmen, Insurance Offi-ces, &c. On the 17th Sept. 3830, having been thoroughlyrepaired, it was, by an ordinance of the City Govern-ment, called the City Hall,—by which name it hassince been designated. It stands at the head of StateStreet, and on the line of Washington Street, the Broad-way of the metropolis of Massachusetts, having a toweroverlooking most of the city and harbour, rising fromthe centre of the roof. The fronts on Washington andState Streets have each a portico. Being in the veryfocus of business, and nearly in the centre of the city,the use to which this venerable pile is now devotedappears to give universal ©Si®. gSMSiii MdbWSM. nioioioioiojgioii ran. iFAsmwna. m&aiLc
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