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The Green Dragon Tavern was located at Green Dragon Lane (today's Union Street) in Boston's North End. [2] At 0.75 acres (0.30 ha) in size, it was one of the largest structures in Boston. Primarily composed of brick, the building had three floors in the back and two in front; greeting visitors was a copper dragon mounted on an iron crane. [2] [5]
Northeast of the church, at the junction of Boylston and Grafton Streets, and across Grafton Street east of the common, stand three early 19th-century houses. At the junction of Main and Grafton Streets stands the Shrewsbury Public Library, built in 1903 and a fine example of Renaissance Revival architecture. [2]
The flagship Grafton Street café was opened by Ernest Bewley in 1927. [3] The Grafton Street building had once housed Whyte's Academy, a school whose pupils included the Duke of Wellington and Robert Emmet. [4] In 1986 the company was taken over by Campbell Catering [5] forming the Campbell Bewley Group.
Black Horse, west side of Prince Street. Blue Anchor, Globe Building. Blue Bell, northwest corner Batterymarch and Liberty Square. British Coffee House, 66 State Street. Bromfield House, 34 Bromfield Street. Bull, southwest corner of Summer and Federal. Bull's Head, northeast corner Congress and Water. Bunch of Grapes, northwest corner State ...
Anticipated hours of operation are 11 a.m. to midnight on Tuesday and Wednesday; 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. from Thursday to Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday. ... The pair moved to Grafton in 2013 ...
The tavern was originally located near Boston City Hall. It was relocated to Williams Court/Pi Alley, then to 81 Devonshire Street. It is presently located on Union Street. [3] [1] [4] Bell in Hand Tavern is believed to be the oldest continuously operating bar in the United States; however, the bar stopped operating during the Prohibition. [3]
The common was laid out in 1728, when the area was first settled by colonists, and is enclosed by an 1845 fence built out of granite posts and wooden rails. Prominent buildings surrounding the common include the 1863 Italianate Unitarian Church, the 1833 Greek Revival Congregational Church, and the 1805 Federal style Grafton Inn. [2]
Route 30 is a 36.3817-mile-long (58.5507 km) east–west arterial route, connecting Grafton with Packard's Corner in Boston.Route 30 runs roughly parallel to the Massachusetts Turnpike and Route 9, but unlike those two larger highways, takes a more meandering path from town to town.