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Here Stood The Province House

 
 
Here Stood The Province House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 17, 2023
1. Here Stood The Province House Marker
Inscription.
Occupied by the Royal Governors
of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
until the Evacuation of Boston by
the British Army March 17, 1776
Residence of Peter Sargeant
Built 1679
Bought by the Province
April 11, 1716

This Tablet placed by the
Massachusetts Society
Sons of the Revolution
1923

 
Erected 1923 by Massachusetts Society Sons of the Revolution.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.
 
Location. 42° 21.414′ N, 71° 3.539′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Downtown Crossing. It is at the intersection of Washington Street and Milk Street, on the left when traveling north on Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 327 Washington Street, Boston MA 02111, 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: The Province House (here, next to this marker); Boston Transcript Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Old South Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Old South Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Boston Irish Famine Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); On this site stood… (within shouting distance of this marker); Spring Lane (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Old Corner Bookstore (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
 
Also see . . .  Province House (Boston, Massachusetts) (Wikipedia). (Submitted on November 2, 2023, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Here Stood The Province House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 17, 2023
2. Here Stood The Province House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 23, 2026