School Street

School Street
Street in Boston
Basic data
place	Boston
District	North end
Connecting roads	Beacon Street , Tremont Street , Washington Street
Cross streets	Province Street
Buildings	King's Chapel , Old City Hall , Old Corner Bookstore
use
User groups	Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , car traffic
Technical specifications
Street length	615  ft (187  m )

The School Street is a relatively short but historically important street in Boston district North End in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It bears this name because the Boston Latin School was the first public school in the United States to be located there from 1704 until it moved to a new location in 1844 . The Freedom Trail runs the entire length of the road .

location

The Old City Hall in 1930

The street is a southeast extension of Beacon Street and connects it from Tremont Street to Washington Street . It leads past the King's Chapel , the Old City Hall and the Old Corner Bookstore . Also on the street is the Hotel Omni Parker House , which was founded by Harvey D. Parker in the 19th century and was not only a popular meeting place for politicians and writers, but also the origin of some well-known local dishes. Pie Alley runs parallel a little further north .

Known residents

• Boston True Flag (circa 1852 to 1864)
• Richard Clarke (18th century)
• Harding's Gallery (1830s to 1840s)
• Horticultural Hall (1845 to 1860s)
• Merry's Museum ( children's magazine published on School Street in the 1840s)
• Saturday Club (19th century)
• Antoine Sonrel owned a photography studio in the 1860s
• William Blagrove (1804 to 1811)

literature

• Henry Jenks. Old School Street. New England Magazine , Nov. 1895

Web links

Commons : School Street (Boston, Massachusetts)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 21 '27.5 "  N , 71 ° 3' 34.8"  W.