Downtown Crossing in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Governor's Alley
The Province Street of today was once a narrow cross street called Governor's Alley in the period before the American Revolution, referred to as the "Province Period". This alley was originally the avenue to the stables and rear grounds of Province House, a stately three story house of brick built in 1667 and used as the home of the governors of the Province of Massachusetts Bay under British rule from 1715 until the Revolution. After the war, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts used it as the government house for the sitting governor, council and state offices. To commemorate Governor's Alley and celebrate the rebirth of Province Street with the opening of 45 Province, the Abbey Group is pleased to dedicate this historic site in honor of all the governors of the Province and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
British Governors of the Province
William Phips 1692-1694 William Stoughton 1694-1699 Richard Coote 1699-1700 William Stoughton 1700-1701 Joseph Dudley 1702-1715 William Tailer 1715-1716 Samuel Shute 1716-1723 William Dummer 1723-1728 William Burnet 1728-1729 Jonathan Belcher 1730-1741 William Shirley 1741-1749 Spencer Phips 1749-1753 William Shirley 1753-1757 Thomas Pownhall 1757-1760 Francis Bernard 1760-1769 Thomas Hutchinson 1769-1774 Thomas
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Governors of the Commonwealth
John Hancock 1780-1785 James Bowdoin 1785-1787 John Hancock 1787-1793 Samuel Adams 1793-1797 Increase Sumner 1797-1799 Caleb Strong 1800-1807 James Sullivan 1807-1808 Levi Lincoln, Sr. 1808-1809 Christopher Gore 1809-1810 Elbridge Gerry 1810-1812 Caleb Strong 1812-1816 John Brooks 1816-1823 William Eustis 1823-1825 Levi Lincoln, Jr. 1825-1834 John Davis 1834-1835 Edward Everett 1836-1840 Marcus Morton 1840-1841 John Davis 1841-1843 Marcus Morton 1843-1844
George Nixon Briggs 1844-1851 George Sewall Boutwell 1851-1853 John Henry Clifford 1853-1854 Emory Washburn 1854-1855 Henry Joseph Gardner 1855-1858 Nathaniel Prentice Banks 1858-1861 John Albion Andrew 1861-1866 Alexander H. Bullock 1866-1869 William Claflin 1869-1872 William B. Washburn 1872-1874 William Gaston 1875-1876 Alexander Hamilton Rice 1876-1879 Thomas Talbot 1879-1880 John Davis Long 1880-1883 Benjamin Franklin Butler 1883-1884 George Dexter Robinson 1884-1887 Oliver Ames 1887-1890 John Q.A. Brackett 1890-1891
William Eustis Russell 1891-1894 Frederic T. Greenhale 1894-1896 Roger Walcott 1896-1900 Winthrop Murray Crane 1900-1903 John Lewis Bates 1903-1905
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 29, 2023
2. Governor's Alley Marker (plaque naming the Governors of Massachusetts through 2009)
Leverett Saltonstall 1939-1945 Maurice J. Tobin 1945-1947 Robert Fiske Bradford 1947-1949 Paul Andrew Dever 1949-1953 Christian Archibald Herter 1953-1957 Foster J. Furcolo 1957-1961 John Anthony Volpe 1961-1963 Endicott Peabody 1963-1965 John Anthony Volpe 1965-1969 Francis W. Sargent 1969-1975 Michael Stanley Dukakis 1975-1979 Edward Joseph King 1979-1983 Michael Stanley Dukakis 1983-1991 William Floyd Weld 1991-1997 Argeo Paul Cellucci 1997-2001 Jane Swift 2001-2003 Willard Mitt Romney 2003-2007 Deval Patrick 2007-
Erected 2009 by They Abbey Group.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1667.
Location. 42° 21.42′ N, 71° 3.607′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Downtown Crossing. Marker is on Province Street north of Bromfield Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 45 Province St, Boston MA 02108, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 20-30 Bromfield Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Tremont Temple (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Parker House (about 300 feet away); Public Latin School (about 300 feet away); The Province House (about 300 feet away); Here Stood The Province House (about 300 feet away); Omni Hotels: The Parker House (about 300 feet away); Latin School (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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