A half century of Boston's building. The construction of buildings, the enactment of building laws and ordinances, sanitary laws, the ancient and modern building, building statistics, Boston's valuation, a chapter of Boston's big fire, fire losses, public lands account, prominent architects, contractors and builders, building materials and their source of supply inspection of buildings, the building and plumbing associations (1895)
Damrell, Charles S. (Charles Stanhope) · Boston, L. P. Hager · leaf 21
tiquities. Among the most distinguished of the old houses of Boston was the Old Trdvince House,so called on account of its age, and also because it was used as a residence by the ProvincialGovernors of Massachusetts. It was originally built for a private residence by Peter Sargeant,Esq., a wealthy… … TUF, MASS. i;KNEKAL JIOSIMTAL, blossom ST. After Mr. Sargeants death, which occurred in 1713-14, hi.s widow offered the place forsale, and it was purchased by the Province in 1715, as a residence for the newly appointedGovernor, Elizeus Burgess, Esq. When the house became the property of the…
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