Rambles in Old Boston, New England
 The book's title page | |
| Author | Edward Griffin Porter |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | History |
| Publisher | Cupples, Upham and Company |
| Publication date | 1887 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Hardback book |
| Pages | 403 |
Rambles in Old Boston, New England is a book by Edward Griffin Porter, published in 1887 by Cupples, Upham and Company.[1] It mostly documents the architecture of Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 19th century.
Almost 100 illustrations, provided by George R. Tolman,[2] were undertaken from the elements themselves, not from engravings or publications. As Porter wrote in his foreword: "With the single exception of the old feather-store in Dock Square, which was drawn from an original pencil sketch by Bartholomew, he has not attempted to represent in detail any building which is not now standing."[3] Porter wrote the foreword from his home in Lexington, Massachusetts, in November 1886.[3]
Contents
- The Old State House
- Paine–Tremere House[4]
- Old Ruin[5] (now demolished)
- Marshall's Lane
- The Boston Stone
- The Painters' Arms[6] (now demolished)
- A Nameless Place (242 Hanover Street; now demolished)
- Faneuil Hall
- Admiral Vernon (southeast corner of State and Merchants Row)
- Corn Court[7]
- The Sun Tavern[8]
- The Old Feather Store
- "Honestus" (a page on Benjamin Austin Jr., a political writer)
- The Green Dragon
- Wells–Adams House[9] (now demolished)
- Badger House[10] (now demolished)
- A British Hospital (now demolished)
- A Prince-Street House (where Major John Pitcairn died in 1775)
- Master Tileston's House[11] (now demolished)
- Newman House[12] (now demolished)
- Sheafe Street
- Colonel Snelling
- Christ Church
- Galloupe House[13] (now demolished)
- Hartt House[14] (now demolished)
- Copp's Hill
- Captain Robert Gray
- North Bennet Street
- Mather–Eliot House[15] (now demolished)
- Noah Lincoln's House[16] (now demolished)
- Unity Street
- Tileston Street
- Charter Street
- Vernon Place (now demolished)
- Foster Street
- An Ancient Tunnel
- Salem Street
- Salutation Alley[17]
- Fleet Street
- Odds and Ends
- The Ship Tavern
- The North-End Coffee House
- A North-End Family (McKeans)
- The New North Church (the predecessor to St. Stephen's Church)
- Clark Street
- Chimney Sweeps
- North Square
- The Old North Church
- Paul Revere's House
- A Noted Bell
- An Ancient Weathercock
- The Wadsworth Tablet (a sign for the now-demolished Red Lion Pub, which stood at the northeast corner of North Street and Richmond Street, an intersection also no longer in existence)
- Ochterlony–Adan House[18] (now demolished)
- Eastern Stage House[19] (now demolished)
- Bell in Hand
- King's Chapel
- King's Chapel Burial-Ground
- The Province House
- The Old Corner Bookstore
- The Old South
- The Sheaffe House[20] (now demolished)
Reception
In the April 30, 1887, edition of The Literary World, it was described as "a stately quarto got up with a high degree of mechanical excellence, and in every respect deserves earnest praise."[2]
References
- ↑ "Rambles in old Boston, New England | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- 1 2 The Literary World: A Monthly Review of Current Literature. S. R. Crocker. 1887. p. 147.
- 1 2 Porter, Edward Griffin (1886). Rambles in Old Boston, New England. Cupples, Upham and Company. pp. viii.
- ↑ "North Street site of North End Mission Boston North End". www.digitalcommonwealth.org. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ "North Street site of North End Mission Boston North End". www.digitalcommonwealth.org. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ Drake, Samuel Adams (1873). Old Landmarks and Historic Personages of Boston. James R. Osgood and Company. p. 144.
- ↑ Corn Court, Boston – Lost New England
- ↑ Strahan, Derek (2014-09-16). "Sun Tavern, Dock Square, Boston - Lost New England". Lost New England. Archived from the original on 2026-03-08. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ Strahan, Derek (2014-08-15). "Wells Adams House, Boston - Lost New England". Lost New England. Archived from the original on 2025-12-08. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ "The Badger House". Historic New England. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ John Tileston House, Boston – Lost New England
- ↑ "Newman House, corner of Sheafe & Salem. Built 1770". www.digitalcommonwealth.org. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ Strahan, Derek (2014-08-25). "Galloupe House, Boston - Lost New England". Lost New England. Archived from the original on 2026-03-08. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ Strahan, Derek (2014-08-24). "Edmund Hartt House, Boston - Lost New England". Lost New England. Archived from the original on 2025-12-09. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ Mather-Eliot House, Boston – Lost New England
- ↑ Strahan, Derek (2014-08-15). "Noah Lincoln House, Boston - Lost New England". Lost New England. Archived from the original on 2026-01-21. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ "Boston, Salutation Street, named in 1708". www.digitalcommonwealth.org. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ "Ochterlony-Adan House, Boston, Massachusetts, H-01122". Historic New England. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ "Eastern Stage Huse". searchworks.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ Strahan, Derek (2014-10-11). "Sheaffe House, Boston - Lost New England". Lost New England. Archived from the original on 2026-03-17. Retrieved 2026-06-11.