Summer Street (Boston)
Summer Street (est.1708) in Boston, Massachusetts extends from Downtown Crossing in the Financial District, over Fort Point Channel, and into South Boston.[1] In the mid-19th century it was also called Seven Star Lane.[2]
See also
- Current residents
- Previous residents
- Joseph Barrell (merchant), ca.1784
- Edward Everett, 1852-1865[3]
- Filene's Department Store
- William Gray, 19th c. merchant[4]
- C.F. Hovey and Co.
- New South Church (Boston, Massachusetts)
- James Sullivan (governor)[5]
- Trinity Church, Boston (Summer Street)
References
- ^ http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/streetbook/
- ^ Boston Street Laying-Out Dept. A record of the streets, alleys, places, etc. in the city of Boston. Boston: City Printing Dept., 1910.
- ^ State Street Trust Company. Forty of Boston's historic houses. 1912.
- ^ Drake. Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston. 1872. ; p.201
- ^ Drake. Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston. 1872. ; p.201
Image gallery
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Detail of 1769 map of Boston, showing extent of Summer Street from Washington Street to Sea Street
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19th c.
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1846
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Tappan house, 19th c.
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ca.1870
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1904
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Edward McGurin, 14 years old, wringing curtains at Boutwell, Fairclough & Gold, 274 Summer Street, 1917; photo by Lewis Hine
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2008
Further reading
- City of Boston, Landmarks Commission. Church Green Buildings Study Report, 1979
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Summer Street (Boston, Massachusetts).
- Library of Congress. Historic American Engineering Record. Photos of Summer Street Retractile Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Summer Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, 1982.
- Library of Congress. Historic American Engineering Record. Photos of Summer Street Bridge, Spanning Reserved Channel, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, 1996.
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/wm_archiv/3494562076/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/2351616272/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/steinsky/177360359/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul-w-locke/3460811727/