F 73 .5 .U71 Copy 1 OSTON GUIDE OQK UP-TO-DATE GUIDE BOOK OF Boston and Surroundings PUBLISHED BY THE NEW ENGLAND NEWS COMPANY BOSTON, MASS. Copyright, 1913 By The New England News Company # £U ICI.A346791 PREFACE T is the aim of the publishers of this guide-book of Greater Bos- ton to supply the tourist with a handy volume unencumbered by superfluous information. At the same time the ground is covered with sufficient thoroughness to acquaint the traveller with the principal points of interest in Boston and its immedi- ate neighborhood. Modern public works, historic buildings, monuments and literary shrines are so selected as to give the visitor a fair and not inadequate idea of this beautiful and historic City, The illustrations are from the best photo- graphs obtainable, and make the volume not only a guide, but a beautiful souvenir of the City. The appended lists of hotels, churches, theatres, railway and steamship lines, are arranged in the most convenient form for ready reference and an index will be found at the end of the volume. WALKER'S MAPS POCKET CITY MAPS (In Covers) Price Beverly City $0.25 Boston, Metrop'tan Dist. 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It is reached by any Boylston Street car, or by a short walk from any of the leading hotels. It is named in honor of John Copley, a cele- brated painter of the Colonial period. To have had one's ancestors painted by Copley is equivalent to a patent of nobility in Boston. Examples of his work may be found in the Art Museum. Copley Square was not long since the center of the artistic, literary, and educational life of Boston, but the rapid growth of the city has led institutions of this nature to seek locations more removed from the business center. It is still surrounded by many noble buildings. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Copley Square) This building occupies the Western side of Copley Square and is thought by many to be BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 7 without a peer among buildings of its kind. It was built from plans by Mr. Charles F. McKim, of the firm of McKim, Mead and White, and the corner stone was laid Novem- ber 28, 1888. It was opened to the public "free of charge," March, 1895, and its total cost was 32,368,000. The building is 225 feet long and 227 feet deep. Its height from the sidewalk to the top of the cornice is 70 feet. The architecture is of the Italian Renaissance style, and it is notable for the perfection of its proportions, the simplicity of its plan, and the skillful use of surface- decorations to relieve the walls. Facing Copley Square is this inscription: "The Public Library of the City of Boston, Built by the People and Dedicated to the Advancement of Learning." That, in fact, is the only dedication the building has had, for it was opened to use without formal exercises of any kind. The Boylston Street facade bears the inscription: "The Common- wealth Requires the Education of the People as the Safeguard of Order and Liberty." On the Blagden Street side is the inscription, " Founded Through the Munificence and Public Spirit of Citizens." Over the main entrance are the words "Free to All," quoted from the letter of Joshua Bates to the Mayor of Boston promising 350,000 worth of books 8 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. if the City would provide the building. The interior wall decorations by John Sargent, Edwin A. Abbey, Puvis de Chavannes and John Elliot are among the most highly es- teemed mural paintings in the country. The statue of Sir Henry Vane at the en- trance is by MacMonies, and the great lions on the onyx stairway is the work of St. Gaudens. More than a million volumes are housed in this famous building. THE COPLEY PLAZA HOTEL (Copley Square) This occupies the site of the old Art Museum which was torn down in 1911. TRINITY CHURCH (Episcopal) (Copley Square) This monumental edifice was erected in 1873 from plans by H. H. Richardson. The style is a modification of that known as Roman- esque. It was built during the pastorate of Phillips Brooks, who made its pulpit famous. A statue of him by St. Gaudens has been placed at the north front of the building. The mural decorations of the interior are by John La Farge, including the colossal figures in the tower representing David, Moses, X « H 2 D or 10 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. Peter, Paul, Isaiah, and Jeremiah. There are many beautiful stained glass windows repre- senting the work of all the great makers of the day. In the wall to the north of the altar is a window designed by Burne-Jones that is particularly admired, and in the nave is a fine fresco representing the meeting of Jesus and the Samaritan woman. In the open cloister connecting the chapel with the church is in- serted a stone window in tracery work that is taken from the ancient parish church of St. Botolph in England. NEW OLD SOUTH CHURCH (Congrega- tional (Copley Square) Diagonally across the square from Trinity is the fine Italian Gothic church of the Old South Society. The architects were Messrs. Cummings and Sears. The tower rises 248 feet from the level of the pavement. An in- scribed tablet in the cloister between the tower and the south trancept bears the words, "Old South Church, Preserved and Blessed Of God For More Than Two Hundred Years While Worshipping On Its Original Site, Corner Of Washington And Milk Streets, Whence It Was Removed To This Building In 1875, Amid Constant Proofs Of His Guid- 12 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. ance And Loving Favor. Qui Transtulit Sus- tient." The Old South Society owns much of the surrounding real estate, and is classed as one of the richly endowed churches of the country. This land was originally the garden of the old pastor, Dr. Norton, by whose widow it was conveyed to the church. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Boylston Street) Immediately below Copley Square are the old buildings of this famous school which was founded by Prof. William B. Rogers in 1861. The school has graduated many of the most eminent engineers and technicians in the coun- try. New property has recently been ac- quired in Cambridge fronting the Charles River, where an extensive building plan will be carried out. The Henry L. Pierce and Engineering buildings, which contain the departments of Civil and Mechanical Engineer ing, Architecture, Biology and Geology are situated in Trinity Place. On Garrison Street and Exeter Street are other buildings of the Institute. These contain laboratories, where important research and educational work is conducted. The Technology Club House is at the rear of the main buildings on Newbury BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 13 Street. The building occupying the Berkeley Street center of the Technology grounds is the NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM (Boylston Street, Corner Berkeley) This structure was erected in 1864 by the Boston Society of Natural History, an organi- zation founded in 1831. Above the entrance door is carved in stone the seal of the society, which bears the head of Cuvier. The public are admitted to the Museum daily, except Sunday, from 9 a. m. to 1 p.m., and from 2 p. m. to 5 p. m. In addition to the collection there is a library of some 40,000 volumes in the building, and small halls for lectures and class room work. The LaFesnaye collection of birds, nests, and eggs, is one of the finest of its kind in the country. ARLINGTON STREET CHURCH (Unitarian) (Boylston Street, Corner Arlington) The next object of general interest as one passes down Boylston Street is the Arlington Street Unitarian Church, the pulpit of which was occupied by the celebrated divine, Ellery Channing. A fine bronze statue of the BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 15 preacher faces the church from the Public Gardens across the street. PUBLIC GARDENS (Boylston, Arlington, Charles, Boston Common) These are laid out upon land granted by the Legislature in 1859. With their wealth of summer blossoms, cool, shady walks, and quiet lake, the gardens are particularly attrac- tive on account of their near proximity to the business heart of the city. One of the most interesting monuments in the city is that on the Beacon Street side of the Garden, and known as the Ether Monument. It com- memorates the merciful discovery of anaes- thetics, a discovery which has made modern surgery possible. The monument is the work of F. J. Q. A. Ward. Nearby is the statue of Edward Everett by W 7 illiam Story. On the Boylston Street side is the statue of Charles Sumner, by Thomas Ball, and of Col. Thomas Cass, a Massachusetts soldier of the Civil War. The bronze equestrian statue of Washington is said to be the largest of its kind in the world. It was erected in 1869, and will be found in the main path facing the Arlington Street gate. The cost of this monument was borne by a popular subscription. BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 17 BOSTON COMMON (Tremont Street, Beacon Street, Park Street, Public Gardens) Boston Common is the most celebrated park in the United States, not so much for its intrinsic beauty, as for its many historic associations, and for the civic pride that has kept it intact for more than 250 years, al- though it stands in the very heart of the city, and withholds from commercial use 48 2-5 acres of land, every rod of which is worth a fortune. This land was set aside in 1640 by a town order. It was then on the extreme outskirts of the infant city, and was laid out for a "training field, and for the feeding of cattle." This was only four years after the settlement of the town. Following the English custom the land became known as the Common. A portion of it is still reserved and used for a parade ground and training field, and as recently as 1830 cattle were permitted to pasture upon it. The work-house for rogues and vagabonds, known as the Bride- well, formerly stood on the Common. It was built in 1712. Boston Common has been the scene of many historic events. It was originally a bare field on which were only three trees, one, BOSTON GUIDE B O 0,K . 19 known as the Great Elm, was used as a gal- lows for the execution of criminals. From its great branches the witches of 1646 were hung. Quakers, Indians, and prisoners of war, by the- crueLcustom of the age, were executed at "*•«' i f?TlH - : -''' ; - ;'■'- ''■ ' .-.'. ;.. ■■'..,-," .'; ..'.. BAND STAND BOSTON, COMMON the Great Elm upon the Common as late as 1797. Beneath this tree also Whitfield and Lee held their famous revival meetings. It stood until the great storm of 1876. An iron tablet now marks the spot. BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 21 As early as 1722 the Common was planted with trees which attained to a considerable size by the time of the Revolutionary War, when they were used as fuel by the British soldiers encamped there. On the Boylston Street side of the Common a burying ground was laid out in 1756, and a few of the tombs built by the wealthier families remain. The most famous personage buried there is Gilbert Stuart, the famous portrait painter, whose portraits of George and Martha Washington are the favorite likenesses of the Father of his country and his wife. Near the spot where the Great Elm stood is the little body of water known as the Frog Pond, so called, probably in derision. It was used in Colonial days for the ducking- stool in which scolding wonjen were punished. It was here that the first bringing of artificial reservoir water to Boston was celebrated. PARK STREET CHURCH (Congregational) (Tremont Street, corner of Park Street) This is one of the most conspicuous buildings in the city from its location and lofty spire, the top of which is the highest point in the city. The church was built in 1810 and BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 23 modeled after the London churches designed by the famous architect Sir Christopher Wrenn. It came to be called "Bvinisture Corner," during the early days of the Unita- rian movement, on account of the strong orthodoxy of its ministers and congregation. The hymn," My Country 'Tis of Thee," is said to have been first sung in this church. William Lloyd Garrison delivered his first address against slavery here. THE OLD GRANARY BURYING GROUND (Tremont Street) The land now covered by the famous Old Granary Burying Ground was originally part of the Common, but was set apart for the burial of the dead in 1660. Here are buried Governors Ballingham, Dummer, Hancock, Samuel Adams, Bowdoin, Sullivan, Sumner and Gore, also three singers of the Declaration of Independence, including Robert Treat Paine. The Huguenot Colony, and the vic- tims of the Boston Massacre are also interred in this ground. Paul Revere, Chief Justice Sewell, Belknap, Mayor Phillips, the first mayor of Boston, are among the famous men buried in this ancient cemetery. BULFINCH COL. WILLIAM PRESCOTT MONUMEMT GEN. N. P. BANKS CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS OF THE MAJ. GEN. "JOE" HOOKER REVOLUTION BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 25 THE STATE HOUSE (Beacon Street) The most conspicuous building in Boston, alike by night when it is beautifully illu- minated, and by day from the prominence of its situation and its great golden dome, is the State House at the top of Beacon Hill, over- looking the Common. The old part of the building is the front, in- cluding the dome. It was built in 1795 from designs by Charles Bulfinch. On the right as one ascends the great flight of stone steps, is the statue of Daniel Webster, the work of Hiram Powers, and on the left is a statue of Horace Mann, the pioneer edu- cator. Beyond this is the fine equestrian statue of General Hooker, and a shaft sur- mounted by an Eagle marks the site of the old beacon which gave its name to the hill. Here was the watch tower of the city, and the beacon was only lighted as a warning of approaching danger. In the Doric Hall are many statues, por- traits and relics, all of which are clearly inscribed. The Memorial Hall within is a noble and inspiring piece of architecture, and leaves its sentiment with all patriotic beholders. The BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 27 grand staircase hall is decorated with mural paintings that are worthy of special study. In the Governor's Chamber is a fine por- trait of Abraham Lincoln. In the Senate reception room are many relics of the Revolution. The cupola of the dome is open to visitors at certain times of the day. THE SHAW MEMORIAL (Beacon Street) Across Beacon Street from the State House stands the unique and beautiful memorial to Col. Robert Gould Shaw, who commanded the 54th regiment of Massachusetts Infantry in the Civil War. This regiment was formed entirely of colored soldiers. Col. Shaw was killed while leading the assault on Fort Wagner, July IS, 1863. The bronze relief is the work of Augustus St. Gaudens, and its stone setting was designed by Charles T. McKim. The inscriptions include verses by James Russell Lowell and Ralph W T aldo Emer- son and a tribute by President Eliot of Harvard University. BEACON STREET Beacon Street was long famous as the most aristocratic residential street in the city, and DANIEL WEBSTER WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON ETHER MONUMENT HORACE MANN CHARLES SUMNER BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 29 many of the older families of wealth still cling to it, although its glory is somewhat dimmed by the newer fashionable residential streets, and by the encroachments of commerce. Enough, however, of the old houses remain to give the visitor a good idea of the life and manners of the old Boston aristocracy. The house of Prescott, the historian, still stands at No. 55, and other houses bear on their door-plates the names of famous Bostonians. No. 241 was the last home of Julia Ward Howe. No. 296 was the home of Oliver Wen- dell Holmes. COMMONWEALTH AVENUE One of the most famous streets in the fashionable residence district of the city. It extends from the Public Gardens to Auburn- dale, and is a broad thoroughfare with many fine residences and hotels. TEMPLE ISRAEL (Commonwealth Avenue and Blanford Street) This white marble building has a strong oriental suggestion in its architecture. The interior is simple, commodious and beautiful. It is the place of worship of the Adath Israel congregation. 30 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH (Episcopal) (Tremont Street) This church was built in 1820. Its central location has led to its use as the temporary cathedral of the Episcopal diocese of Massa- chusetts, awaiting the construction of the great monumental cathedral for which large sums of money have already been raised. In this church Daniel Webster worshipped. TREMONT ROW (Tremont Street) This is the name formally applied to the section on Tremont Street facing Boston Common. The name has fallen somewhat into disuse, but there is a noticeable tendency to revive it. It was once a famous name, as many of the city's most important interests centered in that locality. KING'S CHAPEL (Unitarian) (Tremont Street corner School Street) Passing down Beacon Street to Tremont, the visitor comes to King's Chapel, a church with a remarkable history. In 1689 the au- thorities compelled the town to tolerate and BOSTON GUIDE BOOK 31 to provide a place for those who chose to worship according to the ritual of the Church of England. A small wooden church was erected on this site, and here the royal gover- nors and the British Army and Naval officers were provided with pews. The King's arms KING'S CHAPEL were suspended from the walls, and worship was conducted with much pomp and cere- mony. The present chapel was erected in 1753. Under the remarkable influence of Dr. Freeman in later years, what had been the missionary Episcopal Church in Boston be- CITY HALL BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 33 came Unitarian. The interior of the church retains much that is interesting and attractive, including the high-backed pews, and the pul- pit reached by a winding stair. THE CITY HALL (School Street) Passing down School Street we come to Boston's City Hall, a heavy and ornate granite building, now somewhat inadequate for the city's needs. The City Hall occupies the former site of the old and famous Boston Latin School. The two statues in the fore- ground are of Benjamin Franklin and Josiah Quincy. That of Franklin is the first portrait statue erected in Boston. It was formerly much thought of. PROVINCE COURT Nearly opposite City Hall is Province Street which leads to Province Court, where until 1864 was still standing the old Province House, residence of many of the royal gov- ernors. The site is now occupied in part by the Boston Tavern. PI ALLEY To the right of the City Hall is a narrow passage running northwards, called Pi Alley. OLD SOUTH CHURCH BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 35 It contains a quaint old eating house with the sign of the bell in hand, dated 1795. It is a faithful reproduction of the taverns fashion- able in London two centuries ago. OLD SOUTH MEETING HOUSE (Washington Street corner Milk Street) Proceeding down School to Washington Street we will find ourselves facing the Old South Meeting House. The first meeting house on this site was erected in 1670. In it Benjamin Franklin was baptized. The pres- ent structure was erected in 1730. It is this building which figures so prominently in our school histories on account of its desecration by the British soldiers during their occupation of Boston. In 1876 the building was sold to be torn down and replaced by a business block, and its preservation is due to the efforts of twenty-five Boston women, who organized under the title of the "Old South Preservation Committee" and purchased it conditionally for 3430,000. It is now used as a loan museum of historical relics and is open to the public at a modest fee which is used to aid in meeting the cost of maintenance. The tablet on the tower bears the following inscription: "Old South Church Gathered 1669. First House Built 1670. This House BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 37 Erected 1729. Desecrated by British Troops 1775-6." Nearly opposite the Old South Church on the corner of School Street and Washington is the' OLD CORNER BUILDING (Washington Street corner of School Street) This is claimed to be the oldest building now standing in Boston. The date of its erection was 1712. It occupies the site of the home of Ann Hutchinson who was banished for heresy in 1637. The later associations of this spot have to do with the literary glory of Boston. Here at one time was located the publishing house of Mr. Field, in whose office were wont to gather those men whose names occupy the foremost rank in American litera- ture, — Emerson, Lowell, Longfellow, Haw- thorne, Alcott and others of that illustrious group. POST OFFICE (Milk Street below Congress and Devonshire Streets) Passing down Milk Street we come to the Boston Post Office, a large granite structure having the quality of design that prevailed i zr Jul jTZ ■WBiiini ll.l.tp.pi^pvl.HI »w l\M*V» » » l ftp *■!**■ 9»^fr : &1 l*l» •■ > *'»" "■ ■"[ ■■'■jfeR) i ^S3^^B^THe^Ih^i^^ ■'' ■ ^ -■ ;*■ HI" : 'ii ■•;■„ B| ,"*' ~"',-,i ■Pw i gff fSS ii'^l" fil i? Ssi^t Tl^r^^ri ,1 V ' , .■ ■ . , ! ;n H , -H7' »• d "—~^a| ; Si, , ** y£P ?; ,\'l 1 "8 1 . .""'""msi * .? ^^3 ..£3wJJ2^ : '.:,V ,,-J'f'^ : ' ,. ;.'f:y : :::- : ;i:] 'F^ ■»■ '"L. —SJ j ell § teJ» ' "^Wii r wC^MZSZm* ■ ■Si i ^ffiSi^iM If'"; ^^^^^ ■•■■■ ■-!« ., ■ j | i 3j A*!, n ITHwwqDqw^jr^f- . ? .•■ «i < : — , _,< - • . , i , ~ " «■** BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 39 in the government buildings of that period. The corner stone of the building was laid in 1871. The building also houses the United States Sub-Treasury and the United States Courts. KING'S CHAPEL BURYING GROUND (Tremont and School Streets) It will be convenient now for us to return to the corner of Tremont and School Streets. Here is situated the King's Chapel Burying Ground, the first interment in which was made in 1630, and Governor Winthrop re- cords the sad event as follows: — "Captain Welden, a hopeful young gent, and an ex- perienced soldier died in Charlestown of con- sumption, and was buried at Boston with a military funeral." Among the notable men buried in this ceme- tery are Gov. John Winthrop, 1649; and his two sons John and Fitz John, both governors of Connecticut; Gov. John Endicott, 1665; Gov. John Leavrett, 1679; Gov. William Shir- ley, 1771; Gov. John W 7 inslow, 1674; Mary Chilton, 1670; Lady Andres, 1685; Rev. John Cotton, 1652; Rev. John Davenport, 1670; Prof. John Winthrop, 1776; W T ait Still Win- throp, 1717; Adam Winthrop, 1743; Brig.- Gen. John Winslow of the Revolutionary 40 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. Army; Col. William Dawes, who rode over the neck to Lexington and Concord to alarm the patriots the night before the Battle of Lexington; Oliver Wendell, 1818, and Charles Bulfinch, 1844. There are many quaint old grave stones in the yard, such as the one erected to one William Paddy in 1658. It bears the follow- ing pious poetic effusion: "Hear. Sleeps, That. Blessed. One. Whoes. Diet. God. Help. Us. All. To. Live. That. So. When. Them, Shall. Be. That. We. This World, Must. Live. We. Ever. May. Be. Happy, With, Blessed. William Paddy." OLD STATE HOUSE (Washington and State Streets) Returning to Washington Street we should next visit the Old State House, which stands at the head of State Street, formerly known as King's Street. This is the heart of Colo- nial Boston, and the scene of the stirring events of the Revolution centered about this interesting structure. The site was first occu- pied as a market, which gave place in 1657 to the wooden town house which was destroyed by fire in 1711. The present building was erected in 1713. It was partially burned in 42 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 1747, but immediately repaired. The build- ing has done duty at various times as a Town House, Court House, Province Court House, State House and City Hall. In the rooms now restored are exhibited relics of Colonial and Provincial days. The old table used by the royal governors and commissioners is preserved in the Council Chamber. STATE STREET AND ITS BRANCHES Is now considered the Wall Street of Bos- ton. Not only are many famous banking houses located there, but the greater part of the city's exchange of stocks, bonds and other securities. At the corner of Broad and State Streets is the Board of Trade Building, a fine modern structure. The Board of Trade as a business body has been consolidated with the Chamber of Commerce. The Custom House, a little south of State Street, by way of Broad and Central Streets, erected in 1847, is now undergoing extensive remodelling. The old building will form the base, according to the new plan, from which will rise a lofty tower containing the offices necessary for the conduct of the growing commerce of the Bos- ton port. Difficulty is being experienced in laying a sufficient foundation for this great BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 43 superstructure, and when completed it will stand as the deepest foundation underlying any building in the world. A little further down India Street will be foilnd the Chamber of Commerce Building, and the entire district is given over to the ware- houses and offices for the wholesale trade of the city. At the foot of State Street is Long Wharf, the oldest in the city. It was formerly known as Boston Pier, and was built in 1710. This was the landing place of the British soldiers who marched up State, then King's Street, and planted their cannon in front of the Old State House, which they call the "Center of Sedition," — and justly so, as a matter of fact — and proceeding up what is now School Street, camped on the Common. FANEUIL HALL (Faneuil Hall Square) Passing through the market district from State Street, by way of Commercial Street, we come to the famous and ancient Faneuil Hall. The Hall was built in 1762 and en- larged after designs by the famous Bulflnch in 180S. A previous Faneuil Hall on the same site was destroyed by fire, but the pres- 44 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. ent structure is the one that bore so striking a part in the discussions that shaped the Revolution. In 1898 iron and steel and stone were sub- stituted for the wood and other combustible material of the original building, but without altering its walls or the original design in any particular. Many portraits hang on the walls of the famous hall that has echoed with the oratory of the Revolutionary heroes and of subsequent builders of the nation. Here is fittingly memorated "Webster's Reply to Hayne," considered the greatest masterpiece of American political oratory, by G. P. A. Healy's great historical painting back of the platform. It shows the old senate chamber and includes 130 portraits of distinguished men of the period. Other portraits are the work of such famous artists as Gilbert Stuart, John Copley and William Hunt. The school children of Boston presented the ornamental clock in the face of the gallery. The gilded grasshopper on the cupola of the building is original one of 1742, fashioned from sheet copper by the "cunning artificer," Deacon Shaw Drowne. The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com- pany have long occupied the rooms above the^ Hall as their armory. This is the oldest military organization in the United States, BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 45 and the banner which they carried in 1663 is proudly exhibited in the Hall. CHRIST CHURCH (Salem Street, facing Hull Street) This is the most ancient church building now standing in Boston, having been erected in 1723. It stands on Salem Street, oppo- site Hull Street, in the North End. A tablet on the church bears the following inscription: "The Signal Lanterns of Paul Revere Dis- played in the Steeple of this Church, April 18, 1775, Warned the Country of the March of the British Troops to Lexington and Con- cord." The authenticity of the tradition up- on which this tablet is based will always be debated, but the story is a part of American Revolutionary lore and is interwoven in our literature. It is probably true. In the vestry are many interesting relics. The organ was imported from England in 1759, and the chime of bells in 1774, the first to be used in America. The church owns a Communion Service presented by George II in 1732. The figures in front of the organ and the brass chandeliers were captured by an English privateer from a French ship bound for Canada. 46 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. COPP'S HILL BURYING GROUND (Hull Street) A little ways up Hull Street will be found an old cemetery bearing this name. It is the last resting-place of Cotton Mather, and the tomb bearing the name of Lewis was originally that of the Hutchinson family. If the visitor finds the gates closed, admittance may be gained by application to the superintendent who lives nearby. PAUL REVERE'S HOUSE (North Square) On North Square, Nos. 19 and 21, is an old frame house where Paul Revere lived from 1770 until 1800. It has recently been put in repair, and is now opened to visitors in as nearly as possible its original condition. Paul Revere's foundry was on the corner of Foster and Commercial Streets. BOSTON STONE (In Alley, off Marshall Street) Imbedded in the rear wall of a building which faces Hanover Street is a rough piece of stone surmounted by a sphere, and bear- BOSTON GUIDE BOOK 47 ing the inscription "Boston Stone 1737." This name applied because of its ancient use as a starting point by surveyors. The stone was originally a paint mill brought from Eng- land. i ■EaB • „ _. P^Wr?^ * ' - £ '-■-:' J £ ~I*ij|M ng|| __■■._ : *J — ■— JtaJ |§p V">n>uM.« ^m ^ »w i . ^BBBB*r "■*"■ — ^p^^WHBBBBi PAUL REVERE'S HOUSE THE TEA PARTY WHARF (Atlantic Avenue) The site of this famous and picturesque in- cident of Revolutionary history is marked by a tablet on the front of a building on Atlantic 48 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. Avenue, near Pearl Street. The inscription reads, "Here Formerly Stood Griffin's Wharf, at Which Lay Moored on Dec. 16, 1773, Three British Ships with Cargoes of Tea. To De- feat King George's Trivial but Tyrannical Tax of Three Pence a Pound, About Ninety Citizens of Boston, Partly Disguised as In- dians, Boarded the Ships, Threw the Cargoes, Three Hundred and Forty-two Chests in All, into the Sea, and Made the World Ring with the Patriotic Exploits of the Boston Tea Party." CONSTITUTION WHARF (Atlantic Avenue and Commercial Street) At this famous wharf the old war-boat leaving its name was built. A tablet marks the site. It is inscribed with the words, "Here was Built The Frigate, Constitution, Old Ironsides." BUNKER HILL MONUMENT (Charlestown) This is located on Breed's Hill, Charles- town, and may be reached by cars from the North Station, or the Haymarket Square or Scollay Square Subway stations. The story of Bunker Hill is too familiar to be retold BUNKER HILL MONUMENT 50 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. here. The monument is a fine obelisk of Quincy granite, and the view from the top gives a splendid panorama of Boston and its majestic harbor. On the trip to Bunker Hill the visitor will pass the CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD (Charlestown) This famous Naval base is open to visitors and is always a place of much interest. The old frigate Constitution is to be found tied to the wharf of the Navy Yard. It has been carefully repaired to ensure its preserva- tion, and is a fine example of old wooden naval architecture, and a striking memorial of the naval glory of America. BOSTON HARBOR Is a deep bay dotted with many islands and affording safe anchorage for a vast fleet of vessels. The entire merchant marine of Amer- ica could be accommodated within its pro- tecting shores. The harbor proper is twelve miles from Boston Light to Long Wharf. It then opens into Massachusetts Bay, a body of comparatively protected water, where the ships of all the earth might find an anchorage. Steps are now being taken for the further BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 51 development of this magnificent harbor, which is several hours nearer to Liverpool than New York. It is planned to expend many millions of dollars in this enterprise. An excellent view of Boston Harbor may be obtained by any of the many delightful excur- sions by boat which leave daily for all nearby and distant points, such as Nantasket Beach, Nahant, Gloucester, Plymouth, Province- town, etc. MODERN MERCANTILE BOSTON Washington Street, Tremont Street, and the short streets between them and Boylston Street to Copley Square, constitute the shop- ping district of Boston. Here are to be found the great department stores, such as the Jordan Marsh Company, the R. H. White Company, Henry Siegel Company, Filene's, Gilchrist's, Shepard & Norwell, Houghton & Dutton, R. H. Stearns, Hollander's and many others, beside high-grade specialty shops for which Boston is justly famous. The district is easy of access, the great stores near to- gether, making comparison of offerings easy, and shopping a pleasure. The visitor will wish to make the round of the great depart- ment stores mentioned, and of the clothing stores, such as A. Shuman & Company, 52 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. Macullar Parker Company, Browning King & Company, and many other stores. A visit to the jewelry establishments of Bigelow, Ken- nard & Company, Shreve, Crump & Low, and A. Stowell & Company will offer much to enjoy. It would not be possible to men- tion individually a tithe of these establish- ments to which visitors will be attracted by brilliant and engaging window displays. Many of the finer specialty shops are to be found on Tremont and Boylston Streets, and visitors should always remember that Boston is famous for these stores and that many of the finest offerings are to be found in the smallest shops. INDUSTRIAL BOSTON Boston is one of the largest industrial dis- tricts of the country. In or near the city are the principal shoe and shoe machinery fac- tories of the world, also the leading chocolate, textile, watch works, and confectionery fac- tories in the country. The visitor will desire to visit many of these establishments. He will enjoy a call at "T" Wharf, where fish are landed, for Boston is the largest fresh fish market in the country. He may be interested in a trip to the great Fore River Ship Build- ing works at Quincy, The Walter Baker BOSTON GUIDE BOOK 53 Chocolate Factory at Milton, The Waltham Watch Works at Waltham, the shoe factories, or the fine piano factories. In fact, in whatever direction the visitor's interests may be predomi- nant, he is certain to find in or near Boston, world-famous establishments in that line. NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC EDUCATIONAL BOSTON Boston is a great educational center. We have already mentioned the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Harvard Univer- sity is located in Cambridge, seven minutes 54 [BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. by subway from Park Street. A few of the the other famous schools are Tufts College, Jackson College for women, situated in Med- ford, Radcliffe College for women, under the direction of Harvard University; Simmons College for women, located in the Fenway Park, Harvard Medical School in the same neighborhood, The New England Conserv- atory of Music on Huntington Avenue, Bos- ton College and Boston University. Wellesley College is located in the suburb of Wellesley. BOSTON Y. M. C. A. (Huntington Avenue, near Massachu- setts Avenue) The corner stone of this fine new building was laid by President Taft in November, 1912. It is one of the most elaborately equip- ped and modern structures of its kind in the world. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST (Falmouth Street, near Huntington Avenue) Called "The Mother Church." The new part of the building with its great dome was completed in 1906. It has a seating capacity 56 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. of more than five thousand, and is open to visitors on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 to 5. The room originally used as a study by Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the church, is kept as a memorial of her. MUSICAL BOSTON Boston is the foremost musical centre of the United States. The great institutions about which this interest centers are located for the most part on Huntington Avenue, in the neighborhood of Massachusetts Avenue. Here is Symphony Hall, made famous by the masterly concerts of the Boston Sym- phony Orchestra, the most artistic musical organization in the country. Every per- former in this superb orchestra is an artist of the first rank. Nearby is the New England Conservatory of Music, a world famous school of the very highest rank. A few blocks further on is the magnificent new Boston Opera House. This institution, undertakes to supply Grand Opera throughout the sea- son, performed in the most artistic manner, by world-famous singers and a chorus and ballet of its own development. This is one of the newest of Boston's many artistic enterprises, and much interest is felt in the working out of the plan. The building was erected largely BOSTON GUIDE BOOK 57 through the generosity of Mr. Eben D. Jordan, the Boston merchant, and is the best equip- ped institution of its kind in the world. The smaller concert halls are located in the neigh- borhood of these larger establishments, and BOSTON OPERA HOUSE are used for chamber music that has less popu- lar appeal, but means much to those of refined musical taste. In Jordan Hall, Steinert Hall or Chickering Hall, concerts of the very highest quality may always be heard. 58 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. THEATRICAL BOSTON The principal theatres of Boston are the Hollis Street Theatre, situated on Hollis Street near Washington, and usually given to high- class regular drama; the Park Theatre, on Washington Street, largely used for new and popular plays; the Boston Theatre, the largest in the city, and favoring great popular suc- cesses; the Colonial Theatre, with a strong leaning to spectacular plays and musical comedy; the Tremont Theatre, which also has a strong leaning towards musical comedy; the Plymouth Theatre, on Eliot Street, a house favoring the more extreme forms of modern drama; the Castle Square Theatre, where a stock company of excellent quality plays at popular prices; Keith's Theatre, the great vaudeville house; the Majestic and the Shubert Theatres, both on Tremont Street, which present the Shubert attractions in Boston. BOSTON ART MUSEUM On Huntington Avenue, beyond the Opera House, is the magnificent new building of the Boston Art Museum. It is built of Milford Granite, after plans by Guy Lowell of Boston, and was opened to the public in November, 1909. The Art Museum is under the manage- 60 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. ment of a private corporation and is dependent for its support wholly upon its own funds and private gifts. Nevertheless, it is looked upon by the people as a public institution, and is an important factor in the life of the city. MRS. JOHN L. GARDNER'S PALACE The magnificent collections within its walls cannot be described or indicated in the space at our disposal in this guide-book. They in- clude a number of the world's masterpieces, both of ancient and modern work, examples BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 61 of all the leading schools and many paintings of American historical interest. The Museum is open to visitors from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m., an^l the admission fee is 25 cents. On Satur- day and Sunday it is open free to the public. FENWAY COURT, often spoken of as "MRS. GARDNER'S PALACE" (Huntington Avenue) This private residence curtains one of the finest collections of Italian art in America. It is opened to the public several weeks during the year. Inquire at Herrick's Ticket Office, Copley Square. GREATER BOSTON The intense local feeling that is a New Eng- land characteristic results in a separate town government for a large number of suburban commun ties, which are in reality a part of the city. If the population of this suburban district were properly numbered with Boston, the city's rank would be raised from fifth to the third most populous city in the country. The term, "Greater Boston" is, as yet, but a phrase. It has no legal existence, but the sentiment in favor of some form of corporate union is rapidly growing. BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 63 CAMBRIDGE Cambridge is separated from Boston by the Charles River. Three magnificent bridges connect the city with Boston: Harvard Bridge crosses the river at Massachusetts Avenue, in the Back Bay district of Boston. It is a swinging draw. The Longfellow Bridge crosses the river at Cambridge Street, in the West End. It is a magnificent granite arch bridge, the piers of which are weighted with fine towers. Cragie Bridge crosses the river by the Charles River dam, a structure by means of which the water in the river is kept at an even height, creating the Charles River Basin, the most beautiful water-way flowing through any city in the world. CHARLES BANK (Between Harvard Bridge and Long- fellow Bridge) The water-front on both sides of the river has been developed into a park, a recent civic achievement. On the Boston side this is known as Charles Bank. On the Cambridge side it is of much greater extent and is known as The Esplanade. This frontage is certain to be utilized for public buildings, fine hotels, BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 65 and apartment houses. A number of these have already been erected, and the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology has chosen the^site for its new buildings. HARVARD UNIVERSITY Situated in and about Harvard Square, in the neighborhood of which are more than sixty buildings connected with the university. The oldest buildings are situated in the "yard," which is surrounded by a wall and entered by a number of beautiful gateways, given by different classes. Some of the more interest- ing buildings that are open to visitors are — Memorial Hall, containing Sander's Theatre, and the Association Dining Hall; Peabody Museum, containing among other exhibits, the wonderful ware collection of glass flowers; Appleton Chapel, Phillips Brook's House; Harvard Union, the student club house and social center (not open to the public without student escort); Gore Hall, containing the University Library, and the Germanic Mu- seum, to which Emperor William made im- portant contributions. The Emerson Hall of Philosophy, which is the newest building in the yard, contains a museum intended to illus- trate industrial and social progress. A *&mk BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 67 SOLDIERS FIELD AND THE STADIUM These are reached by a short walk from Harvard Square. They are the athletic field and- stand of the University. In crossing the river to reach them a view is obtained of the two boat houses for student use. The Stadi- um is a fire-proof structure seating about 40,000 persons. RADCLIFFE COLLEGE This is the woman's college founded in 1879, connected with Harvard University, and commonly spoken of as "Harvard Annex." The college buildings are at present somewhat scattered through Cambridge. 4 'THE GOLD COAST" Harvard University does not advertise this nick-name given by the student body to the group of student apartment houses that are situated on Mount Auburn Street, just below Massachusetts Avenue. These are the ex- pensive houses where students of wealth live. While Harvard is a democratic school where the student without much money receives every consideration, this "Gold Coast" life is unquestionably a factor in the student life of the University. BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. WASHINGTON ELM 69 This is located on Garden Street. Under it Washington took command of the American Army, July 3, 1775. WASHINGTON ELM ELMWOOD The home of James Russell Lowell is situ- ated at the junction of Brattle Street and Mount Auburn Streets. It is a fine, Colonial House set among elm trees on a lovely lawn. BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 71 CRAGIE HOUSE This is one of the oldest houses in Cam- bridge. It is situated on Brattle Street. It is celebrated as Washington's Headquarters during the siege of Boston, and as the home of the poet Longfellow. LONGFELLOW PARK This is an ornamental open that preserves the view across the Charles River, of which the poet so often spoke. "OLD TORY ROW" Is a row of old Colonial houses on Brattle Street. In the days of the Revolution it was occupied principally by Royalist families of some wealth. MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY This is located on Mount Auburn Street. It is notable alike for the beauty of its land- scape gardening, and for the graves of noted Americans, such as Longfellow, Lowell, Ellery Channing, Louis Agassiz, Edward Everett, Margaret Fuller, etc. BOSTON GUIDE BOOK 73 CITY HALL Cambridge City Hall is located at Central Square on Massachusetts Avenue. The build- ing, is a gift to the city from Frederick H. CITY HALL. CAMBRIDGE Ringe, who also gave to the city the Public Library Building, and other civic improve- ments. The City Hall and Library are among the most beautiful of their size and type. 74 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. THE PERKINS INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND, WATERTOWN (Mount Auburn Street) This great pioneer institution for the edu- cation of the blind was founded in 1832 and named for Thomas H. Perkins, the first man of wealth interested in the enterprise. Dr. Samuel Howe, Laura Bridgman and Michael Anagnos, are among the famous names asso- ciated with the work. The present group of buildings were completed in 1912. BROOKLINE Brookline is the richest of Boston's many beautiful suburbs. It is often spoken of as "the richest town in the world." It retains the old New England town form of govern- ment, the central feature of which is the town meeting. Here rich and poor debate public affairs in a kind of open parliament, which is the last court of resort in all town matters. Brookline has 20,000 inhabitants and a tax list in the neighborhood of 380,000,000. On a low tax rate more than a million dollars annually are raised for town purposes. The public schools of Brookline are among the finest in the world. Brookline is reached by Coolidge Corner or 76 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. Reservoir cars, which may be taken at Park Street or Copley Square. It is a residence community where the principal beauty lies in the lovelya venues and fine villas. The view from Corey Hill is extensive and beautiful. Chestnut Hill Reservoir is in Brookline and is surrounded by a lovely park. The Chest- nut Hill district is one of the finer residential portions of the town. Corey Hill is also sur- rounded by the homes of millionaires. The larger estates are located more on the out- skirts of the town, and must be reached by carriage or automobile. NEWTON Newton lies between Cambridge and Brook- line. On the Brookline side it joins Chestnut Hill, a portion of which is in Newton. On the Cambridge side it joins Watertown, a separate municipality, that is in reality, a part of Cambridge. Newton is a suburban city of some 30,000 inhabitants. It possesses more natural beauty than most of the other suburbs. It has a city government that covers the localities known as Newton or "Newton Corner," Newton- ville, West Newton, Newton Center, Newton Highlands, and other smaller centers. All of these are strictly residential communities. BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 77 ECHO BRIDGE Located in Newton is this great bridge often said to be the highest single arch in the world. It. carries the acqueduct of the Cochituate Water System over Hemlock Gorge, a ravine of much beauty, now a part of the Metro- politan Park System. Newton possesses a magnificent public school system. The new Technical High School is the finest of its kind in the country. Like Brookline, it is the home of many people of wealth, and its beauty is best enjoyed by carriage or automobile drives. Newton is reached by the Boylston Street cars from Park Square, or by the Commonwealth Avenue cars to Auburndale, or by the Boston and Albany Railroad. CHARLES RIVER CANOEING At Newton and Riverside is a feature of Boston summer life among the younger people. WELLESLEY Beyond Newton lies Wellesley, a residential suburb principally notable as the location of Wellesley College for women, which occupies a beautiful site of ISO acres. Wellesley Col- lege was founded in 1851 as a "non-sectarian institution for the training of Christian teach- 78 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. ers, wives and mothers." Fine new dormi- tories of Tudor gothic architecture have re- cently been erected. Also a fine gymnasium. A College Hall, Stare Hall, Music Hall, and the famous Farnsworth School of Art, are among the most prominent buildings of the college. NATIGK Beyond Wellesley, on the same line of cars, is this village famous for its ancient com- munity of Christian Indians. South Natick is the Old Town of Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Old Town Folks." Natick is an important center of the rose culture, in which Massachu- setts holds a leading place. It is also the home of the "Natick Cobbler," one of the self-made men of America — Henry Wilson, who rose from a poor cobbler's apprenticeship, to the United States Senate and Vice-Presidency. LEXINGTON The site of the "Battle of Lexington," that opened the hostilities that terminated in the separate existence of the United States, is reached by the Boston and Maine Railroad, or by electrics connecting at Cambridge. The battle occurred on Lexington Green, and the points of interest are thoroughly marked by tablets and monuments. The BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 79 most beautiful of these are the Minute-men statue and the monument to Captain Parker, both fine pieces of monumental bronze. On the northeast corner of the Common is the Lexington Boulder that marks the position where the Minute-men stood when they fired on the British. The inscription reads, "Line of Minute Men, April 19, 1775. Stand Your Ground. Don't Fire Unless Fired Upon, but if They Mean to Have a War, Let it Be- gin Here." — Captain Parker. Nearby is the old Buckman Tavern built in 1692. This was the headquarters of the Minute- men on the night preceding the battle. The Royal Blue Line Company's eleven passenger motor cars leave Hotel Brunswick daily and Sunday at 9.30 a.m. and 2 p.m. for Lexington and Concord, via Back Bay Fens, Brookline and Cambridge. 50-Mile Tour. Fare only $2.00 round trip. Time 4 hours. CONCORD Concord unites the associations of patriot- ism with those of literature. The bridge where the march of the British ended, and their disastrous retreat began and the Wiylet Tavern, which was erected in 1747, are the points of Revolutionary interest. Near the old bridge (now replaced by a cement struc- 80 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. ture that follows the exact lines and measure- ments of the original) is Hawthorne's "Way- side Inn," the Concord residence of the great romancer. The Emerson House, where Ralph Waldo Emerson lived the greater part of his life, and where his work was done, is on a road that diverges to the right from the center of the village. The house remains intact as it was when the poet philosopher resided there. The Alcott House and "School of Phil- osophy" is on Lexington Street, a quarter of a mile further on. This was the home of Louisa M. Alcott, the author of so many children's classics. In Sleepy Hollow Cemetery are the graves of Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau and Louisa Alcott. The Old Manse is another literary shrine not to be overlooked. Here both Emerson and Hawthorne lived at different times, and some of their best-known work was wrought within its kindly shade. Lovers of Thoreau will wish to visit Walden Pond, where the mystic established his hermitage. This little sheet of water is to be found along the line of the railroad, and as this was the route to and from the village which the hermit himself followed, it may serve the enthusiastic disciple. One of the old houses in Concord is that of the first minister. The home of the Hoar BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 81 family is a notable point of interest as is that of Frank B. Sanborn, who was the school- master and anti-slavery apostle of the Emer- sonian day. SUDBURY AND THE WAYSIDE INN This old tavern, made famous by Long- fellow, is a delightful point for a day's excur- sion. It may be reached by steam or electric cars or by a most fascinating automobile ride. The Wayside Inn was built in 1683. It was used continuously as a tavern until 1860, at which time it was occupied as a private house. Recently, owing to the greater accessibility given by automobile travel, it has been re- opened as a tavern. Dinners that are din- ners, are served there. ROXBURY Take Dudley Street elevated trains. The meeting house of the first religious society to which John Eliot, the apostle to the Indians, once ministered, stood in Eliot Square. The site is now occupied by the First Parish Church, erected in 1804. The Roxbury Latin School, ancient and famous school, is on Kearsarge Avenue. It was founded by John Eliot and Governor Thomas Dudley in 1645. The Thomas Dud- 82 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. ley House stood on the site now occupied by the old Universalist Church. Near the Dudley Street Terminal is an old stone house built in 1846 by Dr. John Collins Warren. It occupies the site of the birth- place of Gen. Joseph Warren, the hero of Bunker Hill. Nearly opposite Warren Street, on Wash- ington Street, is the Greyhound Tavern, which dates from 1654. During the Revolution it was occupied by troops and used as a head- quarter post. At the corner of Washington and Eustis Street will be found the old bury- ing ground. Here lie the remains of John Eliot, the Dudley family, and other old Rox- bury notables. In West Roxbury will be found Brook Farm, made famous by the socialistic experi- ment of 1841, in which Hawthorne had a part, and concerning which he wrote the "Blithe- dale Romance." JAMAICA PLAIN AND THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM By the way of the N. Y., N. H. & H. road or electrics, one may easily reach this beauti- ful spot. Originally known as Pond Lane, the name Jamaica Plain was given in honor of Cromwell's conquest of the island of Jamaica. BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 83 Facing the Central Square will be found the "Loring Greenough House," built in 1758 and occupied as Gen. Nathaniel Green's head- quarters in 1775. From there it is but a short walk to the entrance of the Arnold Arboretum. FOREST HILLS CEMETERY Contains 250 acres of land forming a natural park. Generals Joseph Warren and William Heath, of Revolutionary fame, are buried here. Also James Freeman Clarke, William Lloyd Garrison and Alexander Agassiz. A beautiful monument of white marble, repre- senting St. John the Baptist, is erected to Oliver Ditson, the music publisher. A fine bronze, called "Death Staying the Hand of the Artist," was erected by French to his brother sculptor, Martin Millmore. Another fine bronze standing angel is also by French. ARNOLD ARBORETUM This was formerly the estate of Benjamin Bussey, who gave it to Harvard University for a school of agriculture, horticulture and veterinary science. The Bussey Institute was opened in 1870. A little later the Arboretum was established by the gift of James Arnold, whose name it bears. It is one of the finest tree museums in the world. 84 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. DORCHESTER Take elevated cars to Dudley Street. Once the most fashionable residential district of Boston, and still favored by many. It is built on five hills, Savin Hill, Pope's Hill, Meeting House Hill, Mount Bowdoin and Jones' Hill. Meeting House Hill has been occupied by a house of worship since 1670. The hill called "Dorchester Heights" is not in Dorchester proper, but in South Boston, and is now known as Telegraph Hill. Here Washington planted the battery that forced the British to evacuate Boston. To reach this point the visitor should take a car marked " South Boston." The old burial ground of Dorchester is at Upham's Corner, and cars for that point are so marked. Five corners is another historic site in Dorchester. There formerly stood the old Everett House, the birthplace of Edward Everett. From any of the higher elevations in Dor- chester unsurpassed views of the city and harbor are obtained. Dorchester in early days having been strictly a residential district, its history is largely wrapped up in that of the old meeting house. Since 1870 it has been part of Boston. EVACUATION JOHN GLOVER MONUMENT ALEXANDER HAMILTON ADMIRAL FARRAGUT DORCHESTER SAMUEL ADAMS HEIGHTS 86 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. FRANKLIN PARK Bordering on Dorchester is this beautiful park of 600 acres of rolling, elevated ground. In its development, all that was possible of its natural beauty has been preserved. Its spa- cious lawns are freely used for golfing and SCENE IN FRANKLIN PARK tennis in summer and for toboganing and other winter sports in their season. A flock of 200 sheep are pastured in the park, and are watched and tended by well-trained shep- herd dogs. The park also contains a fine pigeon house with one of the best collections of fancy pigeons in the world. BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 87 The Boston Zoological Gardens are situated in the northern portion of Franklin Park, bordering on Seaver Street, and are readily- reached from the Dudley Street Elevated Terminal by Blue Hill Avenue and Mattapan cars, and also from the Egleston Square Sta- tion by Seaver Street cars. They are being constructed with money received from the revenue of the Parkman Fund, a fund left to the City of Boston by the will of George F. Parkman, while the city appropriates money each year for their main- tenance. Work was commenced in 191 1. The bear dens, bird house and aviary have been con- structed with an expenditure of $190,300.00. The bear cages have been built in Long Crouch Woods, where the natural effect of rock and woodland is well adapted for an exhibit of this kind. The aviary and bird house are close by, bordering on Pierpont Road. The aviary, or flying cage, is con- sidered one of the best of its kind in the world. Temporary quarters for birds and animals of many different varieties have been provided near the Columbia Road entrance to Franklin Park. This exhibit is being constantly in- creased through gifts and purchases, and makes a very interesting menagerie. In close proximity to the aviary is the SCENE IN FRANKLIN PARK BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 89 Herbaceous Garden. This " old-fashioned" garden is really connected with the Zoological Gardens and during the season, which extends from early spring to late fall, presents an interesting and handsome display of herba- ceous plants. MARINE PARK Is connected with Franklin Park by Dor- chester way, a fine boulevard. This park is located in South Boston, and includes Castle Island, which has been a fortified point since 1634. The present fort was built about 1855, and is called Fort Independence. It is obso- lete as a fortification and is used only as a storage house. A great pier 1300 feet long extends into the harbor at Marine Park, and is a popular resort during the heated season. The South Boston Yacht Club is located nearby, and the waters are always alive with pleasure craft of all descriptions. The Boston Aquarium is situated at Marine Park, South Boston, and has also been con- structed with money received from the revenue of the Parkman Fund. The City appropriates money each year for its maintenance. The sum of #112,840.00 has been expended on the building and plant, which was opened to the public on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 91 191 2. Here is exhibited a wonderful collec- tion of tropical and domestic fish, and is con- stantly changing and increasing. The Aqua- rium is reached very easily from a City Point car. BLUE HILLS AND NEPONSET RIVER The Blue Hills are the highest elevation about Boston. They are now part of the Metropolitan Park system and developed by beautiful drives. The hills are covered with a wild, natural forest, and their summits com- mand extensive and beautiful views. Through the valley below winds the Ne- ponset River, through low lying meadows. Portions of this are also held as a park reser- vation. The district is reached by cars con- nected with the elevated system. MILTON This lovely and aristocratic suburb occupies a portion of the Blue Hill district and shares in the natural beauty of its scenery. It is principally notable for its fine villas, but also enjoys some historic celebrity. Here may be found the old Warren homestead, that was one of the breeding places of the Revo- lution. 92 BOSTON GUIDE BIO OK. OUINGY Following the southern shore of the harbor Quincy lies next to Milton. The points of interest are the old stone church, one of the earliest Unitarian edifices in the country, and the birth-place and home of John Adams and John Hancock. The great granite quar- ries of Quincy are worthy of a visit, and the plant of the Fore River Ship Company, where warships are built. The tomb of President Adams is in the old stone church, and other matters of historic and antiquarian interest will be pointed out to the visitor. HINGHAM Is a famous old South Shore town and the resort of many families of wealth during the summer months. It lies just beyond the har- bor and is the beginning of what is known as the South Shore, meaning the southern shore of Massachusetts Bay. This shore is less bold than the North Shore, but has a beauty of its own that finds many ardent admirers. Hingham abounds in fine old Colonial houses. "The Old Ship," as it is called, is a meeting house on a hill in the heart of the town and is the oldest church edifice in the country, having been in continuous use since 1681. In the burying ground nearby is the tomb of BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 93 John A. Andrews, the "War Governor" of Massachusetts. NANTASKET BEACH This beautiful beach is one of the most de- lightful shore resorts about Boston. It is reached by boat from Rowe's Wharf, or by rail and electrics by way of Hingham. It is under the supervision of the Park Com- missioners, and excellent concerts are sup- plied. There is a large pavilion and ample accommodation for bathing. The beach ex- tends for several miles beyond the park reser- vation, and is occupied by cottages and sum- mer houses. At its extreme termination is the town of Hull, which stands at the gateway of Boston Harbor. Anchored nearby are the pilot boats of the Harbor Commission, and across the narrow channel towers the white column of Boston Light. COHASSET Beyond Nantasket, on the South Shore, lies the beautiful town of Cohasset. The drive from Nantasket to Cohasset by the Jerusalem Road is one of the picturesque points. The sea front is rocky, churning the surf to a white foam, and just off the shore is Minot's Ledge Light, a famous light-house that is one of the 94 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. first built by the United States government and still ranks as one of the best. Cohasset is a favorite location for summer homes, in- cluding a considerable theatrical contingent. DUXBURY Passing through Scituate and Marshfield we reach the old home of Miles Standish, John Alden and Elder William Brewster. On Captain's Hill is the lofty stone tower built as a monument to the Pilgrim captain. The station of the Anglo American Cable Company is located at Duxbury. The shore is dotted with summer homes and hotels, and the point is a favorite resort for yachtsmen. PLYMOUTH The old home and landing place of the Pil- grims lies next beyond Duxbury. It is reached by boat from Boston and by the Old Colony Branch of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. The principal points of interest are the rock where the Pilgrims landed, the old burying ground, the most picturesque and interesting in the country, and the museum of antiquities, associated with Pilgrim history. The town is quaint and the streets abound in ancient houses. No excursion out of Boston is more rewarding to the lover of American history. BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 95 The Royal Blue Line Company's eleven passenger motor cars leave Hotel Brunswick daily and Sunday at 9.30 a.m. for historical Plymouth. 100-Mile Tour. Round trip #5.T)0, including dinner at Plymouth, and sight- seeing tour around Plymouth. Due back in Boston 6 p.m. PROVINCETOWN This fine old fishing town lies at the ex- treme end of Cape Cod. A noble monu- ment marks it as the first landing place of the Pilgrims and the scene of the signing of the compact. The harbor was the home of the now much decayed whaling industry, and is still a fishing port of first importance. The summer practice of the North Atlantic Squad- ron of the United States Navy is usually held at Provincetown, and the harbor is much en- livened by the presence of the battleships and their crews. There are good hotels and many cottages, while the surrounding country is unique and interesting. A boat from Boston makes the round trip daily. Provincetown may also be reached by the Old Colony Branch of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R.R. THE NORTH SHORE This name applies to the ocean front from Nahant to Cape Ann. It includes Nahant, 96 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. Bass Point, Lynn, Swampscott, Beach Bluff, Marblehead, Marblehead Neck, Salem Wil- lows, Beverly, Pride's Crossing, Beverly Farms, West Manchester, Manchester, Mag- nolia, Gloucester, Eastern Point and Rock- port, and by a more general use of the term, Salem and the nearby resorts of Winthrop and Revere Beach. The general characteristic of the North Shore as distinct from the South Shore of Massachusetts Bay is that the forma- tion is more rocky, giving greater variety and bolder contours. The North Shore has been made famous by the numbers of beautiful villas erected as the summer homes of people of fashion and wealth. NAHANT One hour from Boston by boat or rail. A favorite resort for years of older Boston fami- lies, many of whom are still partial to it. Was the summer home of the poet Longfellow. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge has his summer residence there, as well as other persons of distinction. The charm of Nahant lies in the rugged cliffs that extend along its shore. It is almost an island, being connected with Lynn by a narrow neck of land. The air is delightfully fresh and mild. Pulpit Rock, a tall outstanding cliff, is a natural feature that always arouses enthusiastic admiration. BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 97 BASS POINT Is in reality a part of Nahant, being the extreme southwestern portion of the penin- sular. At Bass Point the visitor may find hotel and restaurant accommodations that do not exist at Nahant. LYNN Is a manufacturing city and important center of the shoe trade. It possesses a fine harbor and water front. Ocean Street on the sea front, is a fine avenue lined with summer homes, varying from the simplest cottages to the more pretentious abodes of the wealthy. SWAMPSGOTT Is joined to Lynn by a driveway that is con- tinuous with Ocean Street. It is a district of inexpensive, but delightful summer seashore life. There are many hotels and boarding houses as well as cottages for rent. BEACH BLUFF Near to Swampscott, is a hotel point and residence community. 98 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. MARBLEHEAD An ancient fishing town with a small, but exceedingly picturesque harbor. It derives its name from a white formation that appears in the rocks at the opening of the harbor. Marblehead may be reached by rail from the North Station, or by electric cars which con- nect with the elevated system. The town dates from 1649 and is one of the oldest in New England. Many old houses remain, and the streets are laid out in that narrow lane- like style that characterizes old maritime communities and gives a quaint charm that is always enjoyed by visitors. Near the North Church stands the home of Elbridge Gerry, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and a dis- tinguished patriot. The house of Flood Ire- son, made famous by Whittier's poems, stand on Washington Street, near the head of Franklin. Marblehead Harbor is now the center rather of yachting than of commercial maritime life. The principal home of the yachting life is at MARBLEHEAD NECK Which forms one of the protecting arms of the harbor. Here is the club house of the Eastern Yacht Club, as well as that of the BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 99 Corinthian Yacht Club. The neck is covered with cottages and hotels, and is a favorite resort of all persons interested in yachting. Many races are organized during the season, and some of them are of international fame. Off Marblehead occurred one of the fiercest battles of our naval history, that between the Shannon and the Chesapeake in the War of 1812. BEVERLY Is a beautiful shore town lying between Marblehead and Salem. A portion of the place is a manufacturing community of im- portance. Here is located the great plant of the United Shoe Machinery Company. There are also a number of large shoe factories in the town. The portion of the town fre- quented by summer residents is at some dis- tance from the manufacturing center. It is the beginning of the most beautiful part of the North Shore. The location has been given national importance by its selection by President Taft as his summer home. There are many fine estates on the sea-front. Be- tween Beverly and Gloucester almost the entire shore is similarly occupied. The names of the different stations by which this district is reached are — Pride's Crossing, Beverly Farms, West Manchester, Manchester and Magnolia. 100 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. Each of these points has its characteristic charm, such as the fine beach at Manchester, the rocks at Magnolia, etc. Beautiful drives join the great estates, and it is only by car- riage or automobile that the district may be seen to advantage. There are fine hotels at Manchester, Beverly and Magnolia. GLOUCESTER The North Shore terminates with Cape Ann, which forms the northern protection of the famous fishing town of Gloucester. Here the fishing industry still thrives and may be studied in all its varied aspects. Gloucester is reached by rail from the North Station, or by boat from Boston. The trip by boat is one of the most agreeable one-day excursions out of the city. Electric cars from Gloucester connect with a number of favorite shore re- sorts. Among these are Eastern Point, where are a number of fine hotels, and Pigeon Cove, Bayview and Lanesville. Gloucester com- bines commercial importance with great charm as a summer resort. The town is picturesque and much frequented by artists. The Royal Blue Line Company's eleven passenger motor cars leave Hotel Brunswick daily and Sunday at 9.30 a.m. for quaint Gloucester via Ocean Boulevard, Salem (the bos;ton guide book. 101 witch city), Manchester-by-the-Sea. 100- Mile Tour. Round trip only #5.00, including dinner at Bass Rocks on the ocean. Due back in Boston at 6 p.m. SALEM Famous in history, is reached by the B.& M. R.R. (North Station), or by the Boston & Northern Street Railway. It is now a thriving city with many industries, and an active and enterprising population. At the same time, much that is old remains. In- deed, in no city in the country can Colonial architecture be studied to so great advantage. The fine old mansions built by the great mer- chant princes of the times when Salem was the most important port in the country, for the most part, are still to be seen. Also of very great interest are the scenes of the witch- craft delusion, Gallows Hill and the old Witch House are the points of interest in this con- nection. The old Custom House, where Haw- thorne wrote his early romances, and his house on Mail Street, and the House of the Seven Gables, made famous by his story of that name, may all be seen. A fine museum of objects connected with maritime life and local history is maintained by the Essex In- stitute. Salem may be seen to advantage 102 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. merely by wandering about its streets. At every turn appears some quaint old house or splendid example of Colonial architecture. SALEM WILLOWS This name is given to the tongue of land extending along the northern boundry of Salem Harbor. It may be reached by steam or electric cars, and is a favorite resort for picnicking parties. WINTHROP Nearer to Boston is the fine peninsular that bears this famous name. It is reached by the Winthrop Branch of the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn R.R. Many cottages and hotels occupy its beautiful water-front. There are also numbers of inexpensive boarding houses. The distance from Boston is so short that a considerable suburban popula- tion resides there the year round. REVERE BEACH Is a popular shore resort, reached by the Revere Beach R.R. There is fine surf bathing, fish dinners and popular amusements abound. The Point of Pines is a picnic point lying between Revere and Nahant. Revere Beach is generally looked upon as the "Coney Island of Boston." BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 103 A Few Hints on Getting About in Boston Boston has long been misrepresented as one of the most difficult cities to get about in. Stories of all kinds are afloat as to the intri- cacies of its narrow and crooked streets. As a matter of fact the city was never laid out according to a regular plan, and its develop- ment has followed the most natural lines, the streets, however irregular their plan, join by the most direct route the points between which is the bulk of the travel, and once learned, it is one of the most accessible of cities, in spite of the fact that more than one hundred acres of the business heart of the city is given over to parks and to the preser- vation of old cemeteries and historic buildings. RAILROAD STATIONS Boston has two principal railroad stations, known as the North and the South Stations. THE NORTH STATION (Causeway Street) The Station is easily reached by the Subway from Park Street and by many sur- 104 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. face cars. The Boston and Maine Railroad and the Fitchburg Railroad enter the city here. The shed contains twenty-three tracks and is used by about 650 trains daily. Ele- vated stations in the building connect with ENTRANCE NORTH STATION the South Station and the Cambridge Via- duct. Directly across Causeway Street is an entrance to the entire Subway System of the city. Surface cars to the mercantile and hotel center of the city and to Charlestown BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 105 pass on Causeway Street. From the North Station, subway cars may be taken to Park Street, which is at the corner of Boston Com- mon and in the heart of the city. The Station was opened in 1904. THE SOUTH STATION (Summer Street and Atlantic Avenue) Atlantic Avenue Elevated passes the Sta- tion. Reached by surface cars. From the hotel district take car at corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets. From the Back Bay district it is necessary to take a subway car and ask for a transfer, getting off at Boylston Street, and taking the surface car above indi- cated. One of the first great modern railroad stations in the world, having been opened in 1899. It is used by The Boston and Albany and New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Systems. The Station covers 13 acres. Four miles of trackage under the roof, 28 tracks enter the main floor. Nine hundred and twenty-nine trains a day may use the station. Upon leaving The South Station^ Summer Street takes one to the heart of the city. BOSTON GUIDE BOOK, 107 HUNTINGTON AVENUE STATION (Dartmouth Street) A station on the Boston and Albany Rail- road for the convenience of those who wish to enter the Back Bay district. No outward bound trains stop here. TRINITY PLAGE STATION (Dartmouth Street and Trinity Place) A station on the Boston and Albany Rail- road where outward bound trains stop. It is for the convenience of the Back Bay district. No inward bound trains stop at this station. BACK BAY STATION (Dartmouth Street) A station on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad for both incoming and outgoing trains. It is for the accom- modation of the Back Bay district. Atlantic Avenue is the water-front street, and passes the wharves and ferrys. Foreign steamships leave principally from the East Boston wharves. Take tunnel cars or ferrys. Boats of the White Star Line leave from Charlestown. Take elevated train to City Square, Charlestown. The "Back Bay" is the name of the dis- 108 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. trict stretching from the Public Gardens to the Fenway Park. It is the new part of the city and includes most of the better residence streets. The highways to Back Bay points are Boylston Street and Huntington Avenue. STREET GAR SERVICE The Street Railway service in Boston is supplied by the Boston Elevated Railway Company, that also operates in eleven other surrounding cities and towns. The fare is five cents, and there are liberal free transfer provisions. The company operates 200 lines. The best course for a stranger in Boston is to inquire of a street car starter, or station master, how to reach any given point. The following general directions will, how- ever, be of service to strangers. For Maiden, Everett, the greater portion of Somerville, Medford, and Arlington Centre, take a north bound elevated train to Sullivan Square and transfer to surface cars. For Dorchester, Roxbury, Milton, Ash- mont, Mattapan, Grove Hall and Neponset, take a south bound elevated train to Dudley Street and transfer to a surface car. For West Roxbury, Roslindale, and Forest Hills take the south bound elevated train for Forest Hills. BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 109 For Jamaica Plain and Egleston Square take the south bound elevated train for Egles- ton Square. For the Back Bay, Brookline, Chestnut Hill, Coolidge Corner, Newton and Brighton, take a surface car in the Tremont Street Sub- way. For portions of Cambridge, Harvard Square, Central Square, North Cambridge, Belmont, Watertown, Newton and Arlington, take a Cambridge Subway train. For South Boston, take surface cars on Washington Street, at the South Station, at the North Station, or on nearly any other im- portant highway. For East Boston and parts of Chelsea, take the East Boston Tunnel cars. The Royal Blue Line Company's eleven passenger motor cars leave Hotel Brunswick daily and Sunday every hour on the hour, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., touring picturesque, modern and ancient Boston. Fare only $1 .00. BOSTON HARBOR In passing down the harbor the navy yard at Charlestown and the large English steam- boats at East Boston docks are on the left. Mystic and Charles Rivers empty their waters into the harbor here. Fort Strong was built 110 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. on Noddle's Island (East Boston), 1770. On the right South Boston with the large new docks, elevators and mammoth storehouses, with the Blind Asylum on the heights in the background. At the extreme point of the peninsula is Castle Island with the gray granite walls of Fort Independence. The castle on this island was commenced in 1634, the commander killed by lightning July 16, 1664; repaired and enlarged, 1696; rebuilt and named Fort William, 1705; the block house blown up by British, March 27, 1776; criminals confined there, February, 1786; ceded to United States, August 18, 1798; named Fort Independence, July 31, 1799. On the left of the channel is Governor's Island, granted to Gov. Winthrop in 1632, and held by the family till 1798, when it was sold to the United States. Fort Winthrop was begun in 1808, and water batteries now run down to the shore. Apple Island is between Governor's Is- land and Winthrop, and was bought by the city of Boston in 1867. Thompson's Island on the right, beyond Castle Island, is the farm school founded in 1814 and removed to the island in 1835. In 1626 it was an Indian trading post, and was afterwards used by the colonists as a pasturage for cattle. BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. Ill Spectacle Island is now occupied by a factory for making fertilizers, etc. Deer Island is on the left of the channel with city institutions, House of Industry, House of Reformation for Girls, Truant School, etc. Here were captives, several hun- dred Indian prisoners, in 1676. A light is on the headland. Long Island, occupied by Massachusetts Volunteers previous to their departure to the front, 1861-62, is now used as a home for the city's poor. On the bluff is the well-known Long Island Light, and the United States government is erecting a strong battery of modern guns for the defense of Broad Sound. A heavy sea wall was built here several years ago. Gallop's Island, just below Long Island. Here are located the hospital buildings of the quarantine station. Lovell's Island is the wharf and storage for the United States lighthouse service. Nix's Mate beyond was Bird Island and contained twelve acres in 1636. Pirates were gibbetted here in 1724, and also a burial place for pirates in 1798. The selectmen of Boston attempted to protect the land from the in- roads of the sea in 1818, but the land disap- peared[at low water in 1825. A stone monu- ment is now built upon the rocks, with^ajig nt - 112 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. Rainsford Island is occupied by the city almshouse and has a number of large build- ings. Fort Warren, built on George's Island (sold to U. S. 1846); fort commenced 1833; works completed 1850; garrisoned by Massa- chusetts militia, 1861-65; rebel prisoners con- fined 1862; walls greatly strengthened and enlarged and heavy breech-loading guns, with disappearing carriages, mounted 1898. The Great Brewster was bought by the City of Boston in 1848, for 34,000. Boston Light, built in 1783; Bug Light, built 1856. Middle Brewster, Outer Brewster and Shag or Egg Rocks are the islands on the ocean front. Minot's Ledge sold to United States 1847; lighthouse destroyed by storm April 16, 1851; new lighthouse completed November 16, 1860. The harbor was closed as a port of entry by the British, May 10, 1774; blockaded in the embargo excitement, January 23, 1809; ice cut for the English steamer by John Hill, February 5, 1844; great improvements begun by United States government, 1869. BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. 113 Bay State Street Railway Co. The nine hundred and forty miles of track operated by this Com- pany forms a perfect network of lines around Boston. An unlimited number of Trolley Trips may be planned, and. as suggestions, the following special trips are offered as being unusually good: I. ALONG THE FAMOUS NORTH SHORE TO LYNX. SWAMPSCOTT, MARBLEHEAD, SALEM, GLOUCESTER AND CAPE ANN. (Take cars at Scollay Square Subway. Fare to Gloucester, 45 cents; time, 3 hours.) II. DOWN THE HISTORIC SOUTH SHORE TO NAN- TASKET BEACH, via QUINCY, WEYMOUTH AND HING- HAM. (Take cars from Dudley Street Terminal of Boston Elevated. Fare, 25 cents; time, 1 hour, 50 minutes.) III. TO PLYMOUTH, VIA BROCKTON, WHITMAN AND KINGSTON. (Take surface car for Mattapan at Dudley Street Terminal, Boston Elevated, and change at Mattapan for Plymouth. Fare, 60 cents; time, 3 hours, 45 minutes.) IV. TO NEWPORT, R. I, "THE QUEEN CITY OF THE SEA," VIA BROCKTON, TAUNTON AND FALL RIVER. (Take surface car for Mattapan at Dudley Street Terminal, Boston Elevated, and change at Mattapan for Newport. Fare, 95 cents; time, 5 hours, 35 minutes.) V. TO THE OLD WHALING CITY OF NEW BEDFORD, VIA BROCKTON, BRIDGEWATER AND MIDDLEBORO. (Take surface car for Mattapan at Dudley Street Terminal, Boston Elevated, and change at Mattapan for New Bedford. Fare, 75 cents; time, 4 hours, 35 minutes.) VI. TO THE GREAT MANUFACTURING CITIES OF LOWELL, LAWRENCE AND HAVERHILL. (Take througl. cars from the Sullivan Square Terminal of the Boston Elevated Company.) VII. TO NEW YORK CITY, VIA TROLLEY TO PROVI- DENCE, thence by boat. (Effective about June 15, a special through car leaves Post Office Square, Boston, at 2.45 p.m., and runs direct to Providence, R. I., where connections are made for boats to New York City; or you may proceed to Providence or Fall Rivei by regular cars which leave Mattapan Square, Boston, and thus connect for boats. Fare to Providence on special car, 75 cents. Fare to New York City, #2.25. Boat leaves Providence at 7 p.m., and arrives in New York City about 7 a.m. next day.) 114 BOSTON GUIDE BOOK. MONUMENTS AND STATUES Adams Square State House State House Grounds Charlestown State House Grounds Court House Washington and Union Park Sts. Public Garden Dorchester Heights City Hall Grounds Marine Park, So. Boston Commonwealth Ave. Commonwealth Ave. State House Grounds Commonwealth Ave. State House Grounds Bunker Hill, Charles- town Public Garden Opp. State House Samuel Adams Statue Andrews Statues Bulfinch Monument of the Revolution Bunker Hill Monument Gen. N. P. Banks Choate Statue Christopher Columbus Statue Ether Monument Evacuation Monument Benj. Franklin Statue Admiral Farragut Statue Wm. Lloyd Garrison Statue John Glover Statue Maj. Gen. Joe Hooker Statue Alex. Hamilton Statue Horace Mann Statue Col. Wm. Prescott Statue Chas. Sumner Statue Shaw Monument BOSTON GUIDE BO OK. 115 List of Leading Hotels in Boston Name Location Adams House Washington & Mason Sts. American House Hanover & Washington Sts. Boston Tavern 347 Washington St. Brtmswick Boylston St. cor. Clarendon Castle Square Hotel 423-431 Tremont St. Clarendon Hotel 517-529 Tremont St. Clark's Hotel 577 Washington St. Commonwealth Hotel Bowdoin St. Opp. State House Copley-Plaza Hotel Copley Square Copley Square Hotel Huntington Av., Exeter & Blagden Sts Crawford House Scollay Square Hemenway Chambers Hemenway St. Hotel Bellevue Hotel Brewster Hotel Essex Hotel Lenox Hotel Puritan Hotel Vendome Hotel Westminster La Touraine Hotel Nottingham Oxford Hotel Parker House Quincy House Somerset Hotel The Abbotsford The Buckminster Thorndike Hotel United States Hotel Young's Hotel 17-19 Beacon St. Boylston St. Terminal Station Back Bay 390 Commonwealth Ave. Commonwealth Ave. Copley Square Boylston & Tremont Sts. Copley Square Hunt'gton Av. btw. Dartm'th & Exeter School St. Brattle Square Commonwealth Ave. & Newbury St. 186-188 Commonwealth Ave. Commonwealth Ave. & Beacon St. Boylston & Church Sts. & Park Sq. Beach & Lincoln Sts. Washington Court & Court Sq. Rate Per Day European $1.00 up European $5.00Am'can & Europ'n $1.50 to $3.00 Europ'n $1.00 to $3.00 Europ'n $1.00 up European European $1.50 up European $1.00 up European $3.00 up European $2.00 up European $2.00 European European European $5.00 European $3.00 to $6.00 Europ'n European European European $1.00 up European European $4.00 American $4.00 to $6.00 American $1.00 to $3.00 Europ'n $3.00 up American $1.00 up European $1.50 to $4.00 Europ'n Are You Going to Boston? Ladies going to Boston without male escort will find the Franklin Square House a delightful and convenient place to stop. It is a home hotel in the heart of Boston for young women. It has a transient department for women traveling alone. It is safe, comfortable, convenient of access, and prices reasonable. For particulars and prices address Miss Castine C. Swanson, Supt. Take Washington Street Car. 11 East Newton St., Boston. WALKER LITHOGRAPH and PUBLISHING COMPANY 400 NEWBURY STREET m^Yve.) BOSTON, MASS HIGH-GRADE COLOR WORK— HALF TONE AND PROCESS PLATES— MAPS, PLANS AND OLD DOCUMENTS REPRODUCED BY SPECIAL PROCESS — BOOKS AND CATA- LOGUES DESIGNED, PRINTED & BOUND- LETTERHEADS, BILLHEADS, ENVELOPES AND CARDS ENGRAVED AND PRINTED— COLORED ADVERTISING CARDS, POST- ERS AND THEATRICAL LITHOGRAPHS- SPECIAL MENUS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS HIGH-GRADE COLOR WORK— LOWEST PRICES ENGRAVERS LITHOGRAPHERS, PUBLISHERS PRINTERS 116 Goldsmith, Silver \3 Co s m. c. A. 1 Oc CIGAR Always Satisfies UNION MADE IN BOSTON 117 Large and Choice Assortment Fancy Packages *®> OFFLCIA srGN, Chocolates Sold at all UNION NEWSTANDS 118 Boston of Today A BEAUTIFUL SOUVENIR BOOK OF BOSTON Containing 225 HISTORIC and UP-TO-DATE VIEWS Handsomely Bound and Tied with Silk Cord For Sale at all BOOKSTORES AND NEWSTANDS Price each 25 Cents 119 Boston Terminals of the Bay State Street Railway Co. which operates 940 miles of trolley lines around Boston i Med ford To -^Middlesex Fella * Stoneham Maiden Melrose Wakefield Reading JplAndover Lawrence Haverhill Lowell Nashua N.H. Chelsea Revere Bench Maiden, Melrose Saugus, Lynn ToiSalem, Peabody Danvers Marblehead Gloucester Newburyport Haymarket Sq. q Adams Sq. Pass.Dept. c °H^ y Bay State St.Ry. **^Q r 09 Washington St. P.rK.St.O/* # .»'MilkSt.S. B 2. y ' s to n o J* «?!? Summer St.N. To Worcester and points west *'/ BoylstonSti. South Station N.Y.N.H.S, H.6. B.& A.R.R. key" __ Ray Male St.Ry. =CD=t3 Klevaled • ••••Wash. St. Tunnel N No. Round Sta. S So. Round St ft. E.Roston Tun. +H--I- Subway Surface Lines other companies Neponset Quincy. Bralntree HolbrooH, Brockton Weymouth, Hingham Nantaskei Beach BOSTON CONNECTIONS ? BAY STATE STREET RAILWAY ( Randolph, Avon, Brockton \ Taunton. Plymouth To (Providence, Fall River j Newport. Bridqewatcr I Middleboro, New Bedford PASSENGER DEPARTMENT AND FREE TROLLEY INFORMATION BUREAU 309 Washington St. (Opp. Old South Church) Tel. Main-4559 120 C. C. A. CIGARS Arc a Little Better Than Any Other THEY ARE SOLD EVERYWHERE Nantasket Beach Steamboat Co. Steamboat service between BOSTON— NANTASKET BEACH (Paragon Park) AND PLYMOUTH NANTASKET BEACH AND HISTORIC PLYMOUTH PARA60N PARK One hour's sail to New England s favorite seashore resort, boats hourly. Three hours' sail to the most romantic spot in the country. Boats leave Boston at 10 A.M. " Plymouth- 3.15 P.M. FARE 25c General Office: 7 Rowe's Wharf, Boston, Mass. FREDERIC L. LANE, Gen'l Manager 121 "Boston's Bright Spot" SCOLLAY SQUARE THE- Crawford House JUST LOOK IN! ! Wr HOTEL PURITAN COMMONWEALTH AVE. (100 yarJs west from Mass. Ave.) THE DISTINCTIVE BOSTON HOUSE Unique in it s homelike and inviting furnishings — Several desirable rooms and suites at modest rates — A. booklet with guide to Boston will h3_iU on revest. Q g CORTELLE M(mager 122 The Fox Sweetmeat Co. OF BRIGHTON, MASS. Cater to the discriminating taste of the traveling public by turning out the finest goods in their line Viz SALTED NUT MEATS, POP CORN GOODS NOT CANDIES and DAINTY POTATO CHIPS Ask for them FOX SWEETMEAT CO. 22 Snow St., Brighton s 3.50 AIM P UP MGORES NON-LEAKABLE FOUNTAIN PEN There are two things that you have a right to demand of a fountain pen — perfect work while in use and good behavior while not in use. Moore's covers both of these to perfection. Not only does it write the instant you want it to but it keeps on writing freely and evenly as long as there is a drop of ink in the reservoir. „„«„, When you are done with the pen a simple operation pulls the pen-point back into the barrel, the cap is screwed on and the ink reserve* becomes an air-tight chamber from which it is mipo^iblefor ^ n to Nasally the Moore's is the original non-leakable fountain pen. Naturally tne success of this pen has brought forth many imitations, and it is this which prompts us to advise you to look carefully for the Moore imprint. For sale by dealers everywhere. AMERICAN FOUNTAIN PEN COMPANY ADAMS, CUSHING & FOSTER, Selling Agents 168 DEVONSHIRE STREET - - - BOSTON, MASS. 123 TOURAINE'S CHOCOLATES DeLUXE ~ SOLD ON ALL RAILWAY NEWSTANDS One Dollar Per Pound THE BEST THAT MONEY CAN BUY 124 BAY STATE ST. RY. CO 940 MILES OF LINES IN NEW ENGLAND SEE NEW ENGLAND BY TROLLEY AND SAVE MONEY If you wish any trolley information, if you wish to have pleasant trips suggested or planned, if you wish to learn how to spend hours or days in seeing the beautiful scenery the busy cities and towns, the famous beaches, shore and inland resorts and historic places of New England in the most interesting, comfortable, convenient, easiest, lowest cost way, don't hesitate to call, phone or write BAY STATE STREET RY. CO. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT 309 Washington St„ Boston. Tel. Main 4559 (OPPOSITE OLD SOUTH CHURCH) 125 STREET (§n3> CAR GUIDE flV* For Inquiry Telephone Main S700 Main 6240 Main 4820 c$i raVERYWHERE 1= IN BOSTON AND HOW TO GET THERE.* **> Cnmolete 11 ( B^^So®^v '^WB m and Authentic Information Trade Mark ALL NEWSTANDS Price 50 Cents 126 INDEX Page A Few Hints on Getting About in Boston 103 Arlington Street Church 13 Arnold Arboretum 82, 83 Back Bay Station 107 Bass Point 97 Beach Bluff 97 Beacon Street 27 Beverly 99 Blue Hills and Neponset River . . 91 Boston Art Museum 58 Boston Common 17 Boston Harbor 50, 109-112 Boston Stone 46 Brookline 74 Bunker Hill Monument 48 Boston Y. M. C. A 54 Cambridge 63 Charles Bank 63 Charlestown Navy Yard 50 Charles River Canoeing 77 Christ Church 45 City Hall 33 City Hall, Cambridge 73 Cohasset 93 Commonwealth Avenue 29 Concord 79 Constitution Wharf 48 Copley Square 5 Copp's Hill Burying Ground .... 46 Craigie House 71 Dorchester 84 Duxbury 94 Echo Bridge 77 Educational Boston 53 Elmwood 69 Faneuil Hall 43 Fenway Court 61 First Church of Christ, Scientist 54 Forest Hills Cemetery 83 Franklin Park 86 Gloucester 100 Gold Coast 67 Greater Boston 61 Harvard University 65 Hingham 92 Industrial Boston 52 Jamaica Plain 82 King's Chapel 30 King's Chapel Burying Ground . 39 Leading Hotels in Boston, List of 115 Lexington 78 Longfellow Park 71 Lynn 97 Marblehead 98 Marblehead Neck 98 Marine Park 89 Page Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology 12 Milton 91 Modern Mercantile Boston 51 Mount Auburn Cemetery 71 Monuments and Statues 114 Musical Boston 56 Nahant 96 Nantasket Beach 93 Natick 78 Natural History Museum 13 New Old South Church 10 Newton 76 North Shore 95 North Station 103 Old Corner Building 37 Old Granary Burying Ground ... 23 Old South Meeting House 35 Old State House 40 "Old Tory Row" 71 Park Street Church 21 Paul Revere's House 46 Perkins Institute for Blind, Watertown 74 Pi Alley 33 Plymouth 94 Post Office 37 Province Court 33 Provincetown 95 Public Garden 15 Public Library 5 Quincy 92 Radcliffe College 67 Railroad Stations 103 Revere Beach 102 Roxbury 81 Salem J01 Salem Willows 102 Shaw Memorial *7 Soldiers' Field and Stadium .... 67 State House 25 State Street and its Branches. . . 42 Street Car Service 108 St. Paul's Church 30 Sudbury and the Wayside Inn . . 81 South Station IJJ 5 . Swampscott 97 Tea Party Wharf 47 Temple Israel 29 Theatrical Boston 58 Tremont Row ^0 Trinity Church ° Trinity Place Station 107 Washington Elm °9 Wellesley 77 Winthrop 1(W 127 MAY 29 1913 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Page Adams, Samuel 85 Band Stand, Boston Common . . 19 Banks, Gen. N. P 24 Boston Art Museum, New 59 Boston Common 20 Boston Opera House 57 Brooks, Phillips, Memorial 9 Bulfinch Monument of the Revo- lution 24 Bunker Hill Monument 49 Charles River Basin Esplanade. 64 Chestnut Hill Reservoir 75 Christian Scientist Church 55 City Hall 32 City Hall, Cambridge 73 Columbus, Christopher 24 Ether Monument 28 Evacuation Monument, Dorches- ter Heights 85 Farra:z;ut, Admiral 85 Franklin Park, Scenes in 86, 88 Garrison, William Lloyd 28 Glover, John 85 Granary Burying Ground 22 Hamilton, Alexander 85 Harvard Bridge 62 Harvard College Campus 66 Harvard College Law School. ... 66 Harvard College, Lawrence Sci- entific School 66 Harvard Medical School 70 Harvard College Memorial Hall . 66 Page Harvard, Statue of John 66 Hooker, Maj. Gen. "Joe" 24 King's Chapel 31 Longfellow Bridge 72 Mann, Horace 2s Marine Park, City Point, Head House 90 Mrs. John L. Gardner's Palace. . 60 New England Conservatory of Music 53 New Old South Church 11 North Station, Entrance 104 Nottingham, Hotel 11 Old South Church 34 Old State House 41 Paul Revere's House 47 Post Office 38 Prescott, Col. William 21 Public Gardens, Bird's-eye View of 1 6 Public Gardens, Scene in 14 Public Library 11 Public Library, Entrance to ... . 6 South Station Terminal 106 Stadium, Harvard College 68 State House 26 Sumner, Charles 28 Tremont Street Mall 18 Trinity Church 9 Washington Elm 69 Washington Street, North of Summer Street 36 Webster, Daniel 28 LIST OF ADVERTISERS Page American Fountain Pen Co 123 Apollo Chocolates 118 Bay State Street Railway Co. 120-125 Bay State Railway Co., Boston Terminals 120-125 Boston of Today 119 C. C. A. Cigars 121 Crawford House 122 Fox Sweetmeat Co 123 Page Franklin Square House 115 M. C. A. Cigars 117 Nantasket Beach Steamboat Co 121 Puritan, Hotel 122 Street and Car Guide 126 Touraine's Chocolates De Luxe. 124 Walker's Maps 4 Walker Lith. & Pub. Co 116 128 ICK2&; X LIBRARY OF CONGRESS OUTDOORS IN ROYAL BLUE LINE ® 01 4 014 296 7 fe Hourly Journeys around Boston The Royal Blue Line Company's luxurious eleven passenger motor cars with special lecture guides leave Hotel Brunswick daily and Sunday every hour, on the hour, from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. touring picturesque, modern and ancient Boston. Fare only $1.00. For Lexington and Concord The Royal Blue Line Company's eleven passenger motor cars leave Hotel Brunswick daily and Sunday at 9.30 A. M. and 2 P. M. for Lexing- ton and Concord, via Back Bay Fens, Brookline and Cambridge. 50 Mile Tour. Fare only $2.00 round trip. Time 4 hours. For Quaint Gloucester and the North Shore The Royal Blue Line Company's luxurious eleven passenger cars with expert guide-drivers leave Hotel Brunswick daily and Sunday at 9.30 A. M. for Quaint Gloucester via Ocean Boulevard, Salem the witch city, Man- chester-By-The-Sea. 100 Mile Tour. Round trip only $5.00, including dinner at Bass Rocks on the ocean. Due back in Boston at 6 P. M. For Historic Plymouth via Dreamwold and the South Shore The Royal Blue Line Company's luxurious eleven passenger motor cars with expert guide-drivers 1 eave Hotel Brunswick daily and Sunday at 9.30 A. M. for historical Plymouth. 100 Mile Tour. Round trip $5.00 including dinner at Plymouth, and sight-seeing tour around Plymouth. Due back in Boston 6. P. M. Finest and moat satisfactory service in America THE ROYAL BLUE LINE COMPANY, Inc. Hotel Brunswick. Phone Beck Bay 114. Boylston and Clarendon Sta. BOSTON. MASS. WALKER LITH. A PUB. BOSTON