North End in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Lewis Wharf, 1835
Waterfront
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 21, 2017
1. Lewis Wharf, 1835 Marker
Boston's legendary clipper ship trade centered around Lewis Wharf. Ships bound for faraway ports sailed from here in the 1840s and '50s:
• to buy tea in China and sell it in Europe.
• to California where most of the '49ers' famous gold was made by suppliers of eggs at $10 per dozen and barrels of flour for $44 apiece.
• to Russia where William Ropes traded cotton and mineral oil (called "Ropski kerosin" in St. Petersburg) for hemp and iron.
Today, Lewis Wharf provides residential, commercial and recreational facilities.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.
Location. 42° 21.79′ N, 71° 3.008′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in North End. Marker can be reached from Atlantic Avenue south of Commercial Street, on the right when traveling north. Each of two instances of this marker is mounted at eye level, directly on the Lewis Wharf Building. One is mounted beside the north entrance and one beside the south entrance. Access to either copy of the marker is via the walkway along the corresponding side of the building, walking east from Atlantic Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Atlantic Avenue, Boston MA 02110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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1. Lewis Wharf.
The granite structures on Lewis Wharf were built as an early 19th-century shopping mall in the era before railroads when water transport was the most efficient way to move commodities to marketplaces. Lewis Wharf stores represented the apex of New England marketplace architecture in the age of water transport. Merchandise arrived at the wharf in watercraft of all sizes from Middlesex Canal boats to oceangoing schooners. Items advertised for sale included cocao, cod, "Guadeloupe cotton", "Jamaican fish", gin, rice, salt, white sugar, "brown Havana sugar", tar, and turpentine. (Submitted on March 22, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Lewis Wharf.
Built in the 1800s, Lewis Wharf originally served as a granite warehouse on the Boston Harbor. It was developed and converted into 90 full-service
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 21, 2017
2. Lewis Wharf, 1835 Marker (wide view; marker visible on wall near south building entrance)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 21, 2017
3. Lewis Wharf Building (wide view; south side)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 21, 2017
4. Lewis Wharf - Massachusetts Bay View
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 21, 2017
5. Lewis Wharf
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 22, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
