Financial District in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Site of the House of Robert Treat Paine
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 16, 2021
1. Site of the House of Robert Treat Paine Marker
On this site stood the house of Robert Treat Paine
A signer of the Declaration of Independence
In this house he died on the 11th of May 1814
This tablet is placed here by the City of Boston 1924
Erected 1924 by City of Boston.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1814.
Location. 42° 21.402′ N, 71° 3.412′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in the Financial District. It is at the intersection of Milk Street and Federal Street, on the right when traveling east on Milk Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boston MA 02110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Federal Building (within shouting distance of this marker); 45 Milk Street (within shouting distance of this marker); George Thorndike Angell (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Spring (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Winthrop Building (about 400 feet away); The Liberator Site (about 400 feet away); Old South Meeting House (about 400 feet away); Spring Lane (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
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Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 16, 2021
2. Site of the House of Robert Treat Paine Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 17, 2021
3. Robert Treat Paine's gravestone at the Granary Burying Ground
1731-1814
One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence
One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 674 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on July 2, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
