Franklin Street (Boston)
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Franklin Street is located in the Financial District of Boston
, Massachusetts
. It was developed at the end of the 18th century by Charles Bulfinch
, and included the now-demolished Tontine Crescent and Franklin Place
.
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. It was developed at the end of the 18th century by Charles Bulfinch
Charles Bulfinch
Charles Bulfinch was an early American architect, and has been regarded by many as the first native-born American to practice architecture as a profession....
, and included the now-demolished Tontine Crescent and Franklin Place
Franklin Place
Franklin Place, designed by Charles Bulfinch and built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1793-95, included a row of sixteen three-story brick townhouses that extended in a 480-foot curve, a small garden, and four double houses...
.
See also
- Boston Library SocietyBoston Library SocietyThe Boston Library Society was a subscription library established in 1792 in Boston, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1794, it was open to anyone able to pay the fee...
- Federal Street TheatreFederal Street TheatreThe Federal Street Theatre , also known as the Boston Theatre, was located at the corner of Federal and Franklin streets in Boston, Massachusetts. It was "the first building erected purposely for theatrical entertainments in the town of Boston."-History:The original building was designed by Charles...
- Franklin PlaceFranklin PlaceFranklin Place, designed by Charles Bulfinch and built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1793-95, included a row of sixteen three-story brick townhouses that extended in a 480-foot curve, a small garden, and four double houses...
- Abram French & Co.Abram FrenchAbram French was a crockery, glassware, and china dealer in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts.-Brief biography:French was born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts in February 1805, a descendant of William Abrams of Boston. He clerked for crockery merchant Samuel B. Pierce on Broad Street, Boston,...
, crockery shop, 19th c. - Holy Cross Church, BostonHoly Cross Church, BostonThe Church of the Holy Cross , located on Franklin Street in Boston, Massachusetts and designed by Charles Bulfinch, was the first church built for the city's Roman Catholics....
- State Street Bank BuildingState Street Bank BuildingState Street Bank Building, also known as 225 Franklin Street, is a high-rise building located in the Financial District, Boston, Massachusetts. The building stands at 477 feet with 33 floors, and was completed in 1966. It is tied with 33 Arch Street as the 19th-tallest building in Boston. The...
- Wigglesworth BuildingWigglesworth BuildingWigglesworth Building is a historic building at 89-83 Franklin Street in Boston, Massachusetts.The building was constructed in 1873 and added to the National Historic Register in 1982. It is one of the first buildings rebuilt after the Great Boston Fire of 1872. It features a curving red panel...
External links
- Library of Congress. Historic American Buildings Survey. Photos of Franklin and Washington St., 1967
- City of Boston. Photo of Washington St. @ Franklin St., February 19, 1949
- Boston Public Library. Flickr. Photo
- Flickr