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Grasshopper Weather Vane (1742), Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts. Made by Shem Drowne in imitation of the symbol of the Royal Exchange, London
Faneuil Hall (1742 - enlarged 1805), Boston, Massachusetts; East facade and South side. Donated by Peter Faneuil in 1742. Enlarged 1805 by architect Charles Bulfinch. "Cradle of Liberty". Place of many controversial meetings in colonial days and prior to US Civil War.
Faneuil Hall (1742 - enlarged 1805), Boston, Massachusetts; West end on winter afternoon. Bulfinch's 1805 enlargement moved the cupola and weather vane to the east end.
Faneuil Hall (1742 - enlarged 1805), Boston, Massachusetts; East facade and South side in winter.
Harrison Gray Otis House (1796); In winter. First of three houses for Otis designed by Charles Bulfinch. Otis and Bulfinch were two of the Mount Vernon Proprietors - the group that developed the south slope of Beacon Hill. Otis had a distinguished career in public life, serving in the United States and Massachusetts House of Representatives, as a US Senator and Mayor of Boston.His later Bulfinch-designed houses are on Mount Vernon and Beacon Streets.
Old State House (1713), Boston, Massachusetts; East end and North side. Stepped gable end with Lion and Unicorn on opposite sides. Balcony with elegant door topped by segmental pediment on Corinthian pilasters. Central tower with cupola and weather vane.
Old State House (1713), Boston, Massachusetts; Detail of Tower. Three stages capped with cupola and weather vane.
Old State House (1713), Boston, Massachusetts; West end. Seal of Massachusetts Bay Colony at top. Volutes in stepped gable end. Angular pedimented door.
Old State House (1713), Boston, Massachusetts; Detail of weather vane (1714). Photographed in 2008 while tower undergoing repairs.
Old North Church (Christ Church) (1723), Boston, Massachusetts; View from West looking down Hull Street. Steeple held lanterns warning of British march to Concord April 19, 1775. Brick tower, wooden finials on two stage top with high spire.
Old North Church (Christ Church) (1723), Boston, Massachusetts; Interior looking east toward altar. Fluted columns at gallery level, panelled gallery, box pews, pulpit with sounding board (canopy), Anglican altar.
Old South Meeting House (1729-30), Boston, Massachusetts; View from southwest. Brick meeting house with prominent brick tower at west end - wooden arches and spire at top. In late colonial times political meetings were held here when a large crowd was anticipated. Preliminaries to the Boston Tea Party took place here. During the British occupation of Boston used as a riding stable.
Old South Meeting House (1729-30), Boston, Massachusetts; View from northwest. This Boston historic landmark was saved from the Great Fire of 1872 by a steam pumping engine "Kearsarge No. 3" brought in from Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
King's Chapel (completed 1754), Boston, Massachusetts; Exterior from northwest in winter. Designed by Peter Harrison, the church never received a spire. Severe granite exterior. Wood portico added 1785.
King's Chapel (1754), Boston, Massachusetts; Interior looking east. Georgian elegance. Fluted Corinthian columns support graceful vault, panelled gallery, box pews, altar, pulpit, sounding board or canopy.
King's Chapel (1754), Boston, Massachusetts; Interior looking west. Fluted Corinthian columns support graceful vaulting. Box pews, panelled gallery, organ.
King's Chapel (1749-54), Boston, Massachusetts; West facade on summer evening. Designed by Peter Harrison. For many years after the American Revolutionary War called the "Stone Chapel" to omit the "king".
King's Chapel (1749-54), Boston, Massachusetts; West facade at dusk with evening lighting.
King's Chapel (1749-54), Boston, Massachusetts; West facade and south side in urban environment.
Massachusetts State House (1795-98), Boston, Massachusetts; Original (brick) part designed by Charles Bulfinch.