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 26
ous wife; thishouse being, through the days of the Revolution and the early days of the Union, the centreof Bostons most brilliant society, wliile it was also, during Hancocks term as Governor, theexecutive mansion. In 1851) a strenuous effort was made in the State Legislature to purchasethe house… … THE MERCHAXT S EXCHAXCSTATE STREET. 30 A IIALK ( KNTllIV DF F.OSTdN S Blll.DIXG. Tlie tirst block of huildiugs erected in Boston was that called the •• Tontine Ulock, inFranklin Ilace ; which was a ([uagmire and deemed useless until 1792, when it was drained andlaid out as a f,arden. Tu 179o a…
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