Beacon Street

Its Buildings and Residents

Robert E. Guarino

• Publisher: The History Press
• Year: 2011
• Edition: 0
• eBook ISBN:
  9781625842145
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

The grand mansions and the elegant attached row houses of Beacon Street are the homes of Boston's elite and a backdrop for the city's long history. The iconic street is crowned with Charles Bullfinch's magnificent 1798 Massachusetts Statehouse overlooking the legendary Boston Common, where the British occupiers trained and cows once roamed freely. Historian Robert E. Guarino deftly narrates the development of the street, from its expansion as land from the top of Mount Vernon extended its length to Horace Gray's efforts in 1837 to found the Public Garden. Join Guarino as he takes a fascinating and nostalgic journey down the historic and storied highway of Beacon Street.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. William Blackstone
• 2. Beacon Hill
• 3. Tremont Street to Somerset Street
• 4. Somerset Street to Bowdoin Street
• 5. Tremont Street to Park Street
• 6. Bowdoin Street to Joy Street
• 7. Joy Street to Walnut Street
• 8. Copley Estate
• 9. Mount Vernon Proprietors
• 10. Walnut Street to Spruce Street
• 11. Spruce Street to Charles Street
• 12. Charles Street to River Street
• 13. River Street to Brimmer Street
• 14. Brimmer Street to Beaver Street
• 15. Beaver Street to Embankment Road (Otter Street)
• Appendix A. Numbering
• Appendix B. Streets
• Notes
• Bibliography
• About the Author