As a little girl Louisa May Alcott lived in rented rooms at 20 Pinckney Street. The Alcott home was part of the Boston literary scene during
the decades before the Civil War. Louisa's father, Bronson Alcott, was an innovative
educator whose . . . — — Map (db m175946) HM
29A Chestnut Street, built about 1800, is thought to be the first house of the Mt. Vernon Proprietors, a development syndicate. It has features typical of the earliest building period: side entrance dating from the time when houses had . . . — — Map (db m215127) HM
The large brownstone houses at 40-42 Mt. Vernon were the newest fashion on the south slope of Beacon Hill in 1850. They are more than 50 years younger than most of the brick houses here. When new, these brownstones seemed very large. Improved . . . — — Map (db m175934) HM
This was Harrison Gray Otis' third house, built in 1806. Like his other two houses, it was designed by Charles Bulfinch. His three mansion, all built within ten years, leave a remarkable architectural record of their times. The first, at 141 . . . — — Map (db m215098) HM
Although we associate the name Charles Bulfinch with much of the architecture on Beacon Hill, he did not design most of the houses here.
Styles similar to his were copied by master
builders and independent housewrights in their
own vernacular, . . . — — Map (db m175940) HM
Charles Bulfinch, the foremost architect of his
time, designed this house in 1805 for Stephen
Higginson, Jr. Like No. 85, which Bulfinch built
in 1800 for Harrison Gray Otis, it is not part of
a continuous block. That more economical
pattern . . . — — Map (db m175943) HM
In the early 19th century, many well-to-do families built row houses between and on the sites of once spacious estates. Servants and tradesmen, who found jobs within the wealthy houses, lived conveniently nearby, often, according to local . . . — — Map (db m215112) HM
Boston sculptor who maintained a studio for nearly two decades at 92 Mt. Vernon St
See her statues of Samuel Adams in Faneuil Hall Park and "Leif Ericson" on Commonwealth Ave. — — Map (db m175993) HM
To commemorate the arrival on June 12, 1630 of the Frigate Arbella, bringing Governor Winthrop and the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, This tablet placed by the Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution — — Map (db m37664) HM
The Walk to the Sea encompasses four centuries
of Boston history. Beginning at the State House on
Beacon Hill, overlooking Boston's ancient Common,
the Walk passes among historic landmarks and
skyscrapers. The Walk crosses ground that, . . . — — Map (db m176177) HM
In or about the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred thirty and four the then present inhabitants of said Town of Boston of whom the Honble John Winthrop Esqr Govnr of the Colony was chiefe did treate and agree with Mr William Blackstone for . . . — — Map (db m18505) HM
For wee must consider that wee shall be as a citty vppon a hill the eies of all people are vppon vs soe that if wee shall deale falseley with our God in this worke we haue vundertaken… wee shall be made a story and a by-word through the world - . . . — — Map (db m215096) HM
Previously known as the Bull & Finch
Pub, Cheers Beacon Hill's rise to stardom
is a classic "Hollywood” story... only it
happened in Boston!
Three producers were looking to create
a sitcom about a neighborhood bar. One
producer suggested . . . — — Map (db m176876) HM
Master builders and housewrights built many of the houses on Chestnut Street. These vernacular builders, including Cornelius Coolidge, Jesse Shaw and Hezekiah Stoddard, are hardly well-known. But their work gives Chestnut Street its composed 19th . . . — — Map (db m215128) HM
The Colonial Theatre opened in 1900 and is considered one of America's most elegant theatres. Designed by architect Clarence Blackhall, its rich history includes many memorable performances and world premieres, among them George Gershwin's "Porgy & . . . — — Map (db m215194) HM
Born in Wexford Ireland 1745 Died in Philadelphia 1803 Received first commission from the Continental Congress to command the Lexington 1775 Sailed from Boston on the Raleigh 1778 Acclaimed in Boston in 1780 for victories on the Alliance Appointed . . . — — Map (db m41561) HM
[Top plaque:]
Francis Parkman House
has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and . . . — — Map (db m215124) HM
Here lived and died George Francis Parkman 1823-1908 Remembered with enduring gratitude by the City of Boston for his bequest of a fund that secures forever the maintenance and improvement of the Common and other Public Parks — — Map (db m176182) HM
To commemorate the beginning of the Grand Army of the Republic in Massachusetts by the organization of William Logan Rodman Post No. 1, October 4, 1866, and the Department of Massachusetts Grand Army of the Republic May 17, 1867, this tablet is . . . — — Map (db m215134) HM
Louisburg (pronounced Lewisberg) Square is
a private residential park. It was laid out in 1826 by the Mount Vernon Proprietors on pasture land purchased from John Singleton Copley. The homes were built from 1833 to 1847, and the statues of . . . — — Map (db m176192) HM
Margaret Deland 1857-1945 Author who lived at 76 Mt. Vernon St., and wrote the best selling novel, John Ward, Preacher. She was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1926. — — Map (db m175944) HM
Witness for religious freedom. Hanged on Boston Common - 1660. "My life not availeth me in comparison to the liberty of the truth."
Erected by the Art Commission of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from the legacy of Zenas Ellis of Fair . . . — — Map (db m20925) HM
[On the front of the monument, part of the relief itself]:
Omnia Relinqvit / Servare Rempvblicam
[Underneath the relief]:
Robert Gould Shaw Colonel of the Fifty Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Infantry
born in Boston 10 . . . — — Map (db m20209) HM
A type of the 56,571 mines laid and swept in the mine barrier placed in the North Sea by the United States Navy during the World War, 1917-1919, the greatest achievement of its nature recorded in all naval history and placed here as a tribute to . . . — — Map (db m148926) HM
This is the home of the Nova Scotia Tree for Boston. Each year, Nova Scotia gives a tree to thank the people of Boston for their help in the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion on December 6, 1917. Nova Scotians will never forget this act of . . . — — Map (db m215818) HM
On this site stood the home of John Singleton Copley Distinguished historical and portrait painter Born in Boston 1737
Died in London 1815 — — Map (db m81965) HM
On this field the Oneida Football Club of Boston, the first organized football club in the United States played against all comers from 1862 to 1865 The Oneida goal was never crossed This monument is placed on Boston Common November 1925 by . . . — — Map (db m176302) HM
Organized February 27, 1809, edifice dedicated January 10, 1810
Handel & Haydn Society of Boston founded 1815
Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) church founded 1819
American Missionary Society founded 1826
William Lloyd Garrison's . . . — — Map (db m186284) HM
The first subway in America was designed to solve the center-city problem of traffic jams caused by streetcars. The new subway opened September 1, 1897. It had only two stops: Park Street and Boylston-Public Garden. To the surprise of critics, the . . . — — Map (db m215817) HM
Pope John Paul II In commemoration of the first mass offered in the United States by His Holiness on his first pastoral visit to this country 1 October 1979 Here on Boston Common during the 350th year of the founding of Boston “May God’s . . . — — Map (db m176934) HM
Boston was the first city to build electric traction for a large-scale rapid transit system. The engineering challenge to design and construct safe, economically viable, and reliable electric power
for Boston’s rapid transit was met by the West . . . — — Map (db m154429) HM
Born Horncastle Parish Lincolnshire England 5 March 1596
Graduate of Emanuel College England 1621
First settler of Shawmut 1625
Near here stood his dwelling
He removed to Rhode Island 1635
Where he died May 26 - 1675
"The place of his . . . — — Map (db m215097) HM
Robert Lee Frost 1874-1963 America’s “Poet Laureate” and four-time Pulitzer Prize winner lived at 88 Mt. Vernon Street from 1938-1941 while teaching poetry at Harvard University. “The figure a poem makes. It begins in delight and ends in . . . — — Map (db m175991) HM
This sculpture has been placed here as a tribute to Robert McCloskey whose story Make Way for Ducklings' has made the Boston Public Garden familiar to children throughout the world 1987 — — Map (db m76654) HM
Here the Sons of Liberty assembled here Jesse Lee, Methodist pioneer, preached in 1790.
The landmark of the Common the Elm blew down in 1876. — — Map (db m215820) HM
To the men of Boston who died for their country on land and sea in the War which kept the Union whole, destroyed slavery and maintained the Constitution. The grateful City has built this Monument that their example may speak to coming generations. . . . — — Map (db m37560) HM
This corner of the City of Boston is dedicated to
William "Billy" Sutton
a fixture in Boston's political landscape. A confidant to politicians both young and old, including a young Congressman named John F. Kennedy, Billy ruled the corridors . . . — — Map (db m215100) HM
The Cathedral of St. Paul was established as St. Paul's Church in 1818. St. Paul's was the first example of Greek Revival architecture in Boston.
In 1846, Alexander Crummel was ordained a deacon here, making him the third African American . . . — — Map (db m215172) HM
The Common an Historic Overview In 1634, only four years after John Winthrop and the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony settled the Shawmut Peninsula and created the town of Boston, these colonists bought a 48-acre tract of land on the . . . — — Map (db m176868) HM
The Common an Historic Overview In 1634, only four years after John Winthrop and the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony settled the Shawmut Peninsula and created the town of Boston, these colonists bought a 48-acre tract of land on the . . . — — Map (db m191834) HM
The Historic Beacon Hill District has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating
the . . . — — Map (db m176189) HM
This mall is named in honor of Marquis de Lafayette
distinguished French soldier
Major-General in the War of American Independence
and illustrious patriot of the French Revolution
who nobly served the cause of liberty on two . . . — — Map (db m73212) HM
Soon after 1800, freestanding mansions surrounded by gardens became a luxury even the rich could scarcely afford on Beacon Hill. One of the few who could was Jonathan Mason. About 1800, he built a mansion and gardens (both demolished now) just . . . — — Map (db m176190) HM
The Shaw - 54th Regiment Memorial honors Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and members of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment who died in the assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina, July 18, 1863. The 54th was the first regiment of Black volunteers from the . . . — — Map (db m75619) HM
The Shaw - 54th Regiment Memorial, the outstanding tribute to soldiers of the Civil War, was created by one of America's foremost sculptors, Augustus Saint Gaudens (1848 - 1907). Born in Dublin, of a French father and an Irish mother, he grew up in . . . — — Map (db m84002) HM
Tremont Street Subway Boston, Massachusetts Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating . . . — — Map (db m177230) HM
From 1769-1776 Boston was the flashpoint for events leading up to the American Revolution. On February 22, 1770, a crowd gathered around the house and shop of a Tory sympathizer and customs agent, Ebenezer Richardson. When they started pelting the . . . — — Map (db m18766) HM
Front of Monument: Born in Boston, 17 January, 1706. Died in Philadelphia, 17 April, 1790. Right Side of Monument: Treaty of Peace and Independence 3 September, 1783 Rear of Monument: Eripuit Colo Tulmen Sceptrumque Tyrannis. Left . . . — — Map (db m18506) HM
Boston Athenaeum has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating
the history of the United . . . — — Map (db m176131) HM
A large cathedral, mother church of other local Swedenborgian Societies, stood on this present site from 1845-1963. The present complex was dedicated as a place of worship in
1966.
The Christianity of this church is guided by . . . — — Map (db m176881) HM
On this spot stood the First House erected for the use of the Boston Public Latin School. This School has been constantly Maintained since it was Established by the following Vote of the town: At a General meeting upon Public Notice it was agreed . . . — — Map (db m18509) HM
At the corner of this site stood the first public school in America. Built in 1635, the school gave the street its name. In 1636, a subscription service was raised for a free schoolmaster. In 1645 the town also stipulated that 'Indians are to be . . . — — Map (db m215148) HM
1600
Native Americans
Native Americans inhabited this area for at least 10,000 years before the arrival of Europeans. Although contact with European explorers and fishermen in the early 1600s resulted in heavy loss of life from European . . . — — Map (db m215646) HM
Born in Windsor England 1595 Member of the Honourable Artillery Company of London 1623 Devoted citizen of Boston from 1635 to death in 1656 Liberal contributor for a town library for the maintenance of a free schoolmaster, for introducing pure . . . — — Map (db m18514) HM
Chester Harding House has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating
the history of the . . . — — Map (db m176134) HM
Until a few decades before the American Revolution, Boston was the largest port in the British colonies. It thrived on maritime trade, shipbuilding, and the work of hundreds of craftspeople. While the tombs of the rich merchants and politicians ring . . . — — Map (db m18795) HM
The primary purpose of this building, the property of
the American Congregational Association is to provide
housing for Congregational Societies and other religious
and charitable organizations: it is the fifth home of the
Congregational . . . — — Map (db m176175) HM
On April 28, 1852, in Johnson Hall formerly on this site, the first municipal electric fire alarm system using call boxes with automatic signaling to indicate the location of a fire was placed into service. Invented by William Channing and Moses . . . — — Map (db m76634) HM
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in 1707, son of Josiah Franklin (1657-1745), tallow chandler, and his second wife, Abiah (Folger) (1667-1752). After his parent’s deaths, Franklin created a modest memorial to them with an inscription . . . — — Map (db m18780) HM
Within this ground are buried John Hancock, Samuel Adams and Robert Treat Paine, signers of the Declaration of Independence; Governors Richard Bellingham, William Dummer, James Bowdoin, Increase Sumner, James Sullivan and Christopher Gore; Lieut. . . . — — Map (db m18711) HM
In early Boston when someone died, their family or friends indicated their burial site with a marker for remembrance. Often the deceased had already ordered their gravestone before their death. Gravestones were carved by masons, stonecutters, . . . — — Map (db m18783) HM
In the 17th century, religious persecution led to the immigration of large numbers of French Protestants (known as Huguenots) to Massachusetts. Gravestones of the Cazneau, Johonnat, Revere, and Sigourney families can be found throughout . . . — — Map (db m231829) HM
In 1789 President George Washington stayed at Joseph Ingersoll's inn at this site while visiting Boston. Massachusetts Governor John Hancock's visit to meet Washington here is regarded as an early acceptance of Federal sovereignty over that of . . . — — Map (db m215167) HM
First Master of U.S. Revenue Cutter Massachusetts
The Revenue Cutter Service is the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard. Captain Williams was the commander of the first authorized ship. — — Map (db m215171) HM
Josiah Franklin and Abiah his wife lie here interred. They lived lovingly together in wedlock fifty-five years, and without an estate, or any gainful employment, by constant labor and honest industry, maintained a large family comfortably, and . . . — — Map (db m19280) HM
Here were buried Governors of Massachusetts John Winthrop 1649, John Endicott 1665, John Leverett 1679, William Shirley 1771, Lieut. Governors of Massachusetts William Phillips 1827, Thomas Lindall Winthrop 1841; Governors of . . . — — Map (db m18713) HM
Its first building was the first Church of England in Boston.
The corner stone of the present building was laid August 11, 1749.
After the Revolution it became the first Unitarian church in the United States. — — Map (db m18083) HM
First permanent established Anglican church in New England
First Unitarian church in America
Oldest American pulpit in continuous use on its original site — — Map (db m186286) HM
The Walk to the Sea encompasses four centuries
of Boston history. Beginning at the State House on
Beacon Hill, overlooking Boston's ancient Common,
the Walk passes among historic landmarks and
skyscrapers. The Walk crosses ground that, . . . — — Map (db m144148) HM
School Street Boston • Site of the oldest public school in the United States founded 1635.
"Agreed w Mr. John Barnerd as followeth, he to build a new school house of forty foot long, twenty five foot wide & eleven foot stud, . . . — — Map (db m215152) HM
Along the second row parallel to the front path are the stones of the three “Rebeccas”: Rebecca (Baker) Gerrish (d. 1743), Rebecca Smith Sanders (d. 1745/6), and Rebecca (Smith) Alexander Deal Sprague (ca. 1704-1746), who were . . . — — Map (db m18984) HM
Friend–
Look up and see the North Church Tower where were shown two lantern lights on the night of April 18, 1775, to send Paul Revere on his famous ride and begin the American Revolution. This view preserved for all future generations by . . . — — Map (db m186290) HM
has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States U.S. Department . . . — — Map (db m18087) HM
This building was built in 1729 as a Puritan meeting house. Benjamin Franklin was baptized here. Phillis Wheatley, the first African American author, worshipped here.
In the years leading up to the American Revolution, colonists gathered . . . — — Map (db m176110) HM
The English architect Peter Banner designed Park Street Church. It was built in 1809 on the site of the old Granary for which the adjoining burying ground, much older than the church, was named. On July 4, 1829, William Lloyd Garrison delivered . . . — — Map (db m18081) HM
This tablet as a memorial to Paul Revere is erected by the Paul Revere Memorial Association to commemorate the opening to the public on April 19, 1908 of his old house at No. 19 North Square in this city. May the youth of today when they visit . . . — — Map (db m18709) HM
When the Puritans landed in Boston in 1630, the Separatist settlement at Plymouth Colony was ten years old. Puritans and Separatists were two Protestant sects that developed in the late 16th century in England. Puritans were critical of, but . . . — — Map (db m19003) HM
Robert Keayne
The founder of the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts in 1638 and its first Captain, died 23d March 1655. This stone was the doorstep at his farmhouse Rumney Marsh.
Col. Nicholas Paige
Captain of . . . — — Map (db m215135) HM
This site was the location of two Boston City Halls. Here, in 1810, the Suffolk County Court House was erected. In 1841, that courthouse was converted to Boston's second city hall. In 1865, it was replaced by Boston's third city hall, the . . . — — Map (db m215157) HM
Around you are some of the earliest burials at Granary Burial Ground. “The Oldest Stone” dated 1667 marked the burial of John Wakefield (ca. 1615-1667). Apparently a frugal relative 36 years later had the back of the stone carved for Ann Child . . . — — Map (db m191829) HM
The excellent spring water on the Shawmut
Peninsula drew the Puritans to settle here. The
site of the spring is marked on Spring Lane.
Nearby the colonists built their compact town.
The first church, first market, first prison, first
burying . . . — — Map (db m176000) HM
In Memory of The Chevalier de Saint Sauveur
first Chamberlain of his Royal Highness, Count d'Artois, brother of his Majesty
the King of France
“Cet officier, aide-major de l'escadre française et lieutenant de vaisseau . . . — — Map (db m176938) HM WM
When, in 1828, Andrew Jackson established the Democratic party and ran for president using the populist slogan, "Let the people rule", his opponents thought him silly and labeled him a "jackass". Jackson, however, picked up on their name calling . . . — — Map (db m215155) HM
Buried in the Winthrop family tomb are 11 members of the Winthrop family. Puritan leader John Winthrop the Elder (1588-1649) was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the founder of Boston. In 1629 he was elected governor by the . . . — — Map (db m18999) HM
Located against the back fence of the burying ground is the Tudor family tomb, marked by a gravestone for John Tudor, Esquire (1709-1795),. The Tudor family legacy began with John Tudor, a baker and deacon of Second Church, who chronicled over . . . — — Map (db m19009) HM
Thomas Crease built this structure as his apothecary and residence shortly after the great fire of 1711 destroyed Anne Hutchinson’s house on this site. Timothy Carter opened the Old Corner Bookstore here in 1829. Between 1845 and 1865, the . . . — — Map (db m18085) HM
The Old State House, Boston’s oldest public building, was built in 1713 as the seat of British colonial government. Here the Royal Governor and the Massachusetts Assembly debated the Stamp Acts and the Writs of Assistance. The Declaration of . . . — — Map (db m18096) HM
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