Forty of Boston's historic houses; a brief illustrated description of the residences of historic characters of Boston who have lived in or near the business section . rty-two thousand dollars. It was in 1830, during his residence in this house,that Webster, then a leader in the United States Senate, made his celebratedreply to Senator Hayne of South Carolina, in which he defended with his matchlesseloquence the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which had, in his own words, kepthim in the councils of the nation for so many years. Peter C. Brooks, who livedin the house until his death in 1849, was
Forty of Boston's historic houses; a brief illustrated description of the residences of historic characters of Boston who have lived in or near the business section . rty-two thousand dollars. It was in 1830, during his residence in this house,that Webster, then a leader in the United States Senate, made his celebratedreply to Senator Hayne of South Carolina, in which he defended with his matchlesseloquence the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which had, in his own words, kepthim in the councils of the nation for so many years. Peter C. Brooks, who livedin the house until his death in 1849, was a distinguished Bostonian, and was reputedto be one of the richest men of his day. He was the father-in-law of three eminentcitizens of Boston,—Hon. Edward Everett, Hon. Charles Francis Adams, and L. Frothingham, When advancing trade swept away the man-sions of Summer and High Streets, the house was taken down and a mercantile struct-ure was erected in its place. After the Great Fire of 1872 a second building waserected, which bears on its front wall the inscription The Home of Daniel house appears in the center of the EVERETT HOUSE Summer Street Hon. Edward Everett and his wife, Charlotte Gray, daughter of Hon. Peter of Boston, became possessed of the estate 32 Summer Street by the divi-sion of Mr. Brookss property at the time of his death in 1849. Mr. Everett, whohad recently resigned the presidency of Harvard College, became the occupant ofthe house in 1852, and resided there until his death in 1865. He was then by commonconsent, the first citizen of Boston, and the announcement of his death called fromPresident Lincoln, only three months before his own death, a proclamation tellingthe country that the sad event had taken place. Mr. Everett filled numerous officesof trust and honor, the most important ones being those of Governor of Massachusetts,Minister to England, and Secretary of State of the United States. He was an ac
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