Financial District in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Bunch of Grapes Tavern
Photographed By Bryan Simmons, June 2012
1. Bunch of Grapes Tavern Marker
Here on 30th of July 1733
was instituted under charter from
the Grand Lodge of England
The first regularly constituted lodge
of Free and Accepted Masons in America
Now St. John's Lodge of Boston
Here in 1786 was organized the Ohio Company
Pioneer in the development of the great west
under the leadership of General Rufus Putnam
first township laid out at Marietta Ohio
Erected 1925 by City of Boston.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is July 30, 1733.
Location. 42° 21.534′ N, 71° 3.363′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in the Financial District. Marker is on State Street just west of Kilby Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is a metal plaque, mounted above eye-level, directly on the wall, near the northeast corner of the Exchange Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 State Street, Boston MA 02109, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. John Winthrop - First House in Boston Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Magoun Counting-House Site
this page online
Also see . . . Ohio Company of Associates.
The Ohio Company of Associates, also known as the Ohio Company, was a land company whose members are today credited with becoming the first non-Native American group to settle in the present-day state of Ohio. In 1788 they established Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent settlement of the new United States in the newly organized Northwest Territory. The company was formed on March 1, 1786, by Rufus Putnam, Benjamin Tupper, Samuel Holden Parsons and Manasseh Cutler in Boston, Massachusetts, subsequent to meetings at the Bunch of Grapes Tavern. (Submitted on March 21, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Bryan Simmons, June 1, 2012
2. Bunch of Grapes Tavern Marker
The marker can be seen on the left side of the building.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 20, 2017
3. Ohio University Charter Plaque (a few steps to the right of this marker)
On this site
originally known as
The Bunches of Grapes Tavern
members of the Ohio Company
met in the year 1786
to write the charter for
Ohio University
which opened 1804 in Athens, Ohio
to become the oldest university
west of the Allegheny Mountains
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 2,797 times since then and 400 times this year. Last updated on March 21, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. 3. submitted on March 21, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
