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The street is one of the oldest in Boston, and was originally a Native American path, allowing access to the shore, prior to the first European settlement. In the 17th century, the street was called Orange Tree Lane. In 1708, the street was renamed after the House of Hanover, heirs to the British throne under the Act of Settlement 1701.
Bulfinch's sketch of the interior. St. Stephen's Church is a historic church in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1802–1804 as the New North Church or New North Meeting House and was designed by the noted architect Charles Bulfinch. It is the only one of the five churches he designed in Boston to remain extant.
The Charlestown Bridge crosses the mouth of the Charles River to connect the North End to Charlestown, while the Callahan Tunnel, Sumner Tunnel, and MBTA Blue Line tunnel connect it to East Boston. Commercial Street and Atlantic Avenue border the neighborhood on the harbor side, while Hanover Street bisects the neighborhood and is the main ...
The American House (established 1835) was a hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, located on Hanover Street. Abraham W. Brigham, [4] Lewis Rice (1837–1874), [5] [6] [7] Henry B. Rice (1868–1888), [8] [9] and Allen C. Jones (c. 1921) served as proprietors. [10] In 1851 the building was expanded, [11] to a design by Charles A. Alexander. In 1868 it ...
St. Leonard of Port Maurice Catholic Church, or more simply St. Leonard's, is a parish of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Boston.It is noted for its historic parish church located at the corner of Hanover and Prince Streets in the North End of Boston, one of the oldest churches built by Italian immigrants in the United States. [1]
The Boston Public Market [2] is an indoor public market that opened in July 2015 [3] in downtown Boston, adjacent to the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. The market houses more than 28 year-round vendor stalls, and is open seven days a week. [ 4 ]
The Second Church was a congregation active during 1649–1970, which occupied a number of locations around Boston, Massachusetts. It was first a Congregational church, and then beginning in 1802, a Unitarian church. In 1970, it merged with Boston's First Church. Its locations in Boston included North Square, Hanover Street, Copley Square, and ...
Concert Hall (Boston, Massachusetts) Coordinates: 42°21′37.49″N 71°3′37.23″W. Artist's rendering of the Concert Hall as it appeared in the mid-19th century. The Concert Hall (1752–1869) was a performance and meeting space in Boston, Massachusetts, located at Hanover Street and Queen Street. Meetings, dinners, concerts, and other ...