Franklin Street (Boston)

Franklin Street
Franklin Street, Boston, 2010
LocationBoston
West endWashington Street
Major
junctions		Federal Street
Congress Street
East endIndia Street

Franklin Street (established c. 1798) is located in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[1] It was developed at the end of the 18th century by Charles Bulfinch, and included the now-demolished Tontine Crescent and Franklin Place.[2]

Former tenants

  • Federal St. Theatre, corner of Federal and Franklin St., c. 1798
    Federal St. Theatre, corner of Federal and Franklin St., c. 1798
  • Detail of 1814 map of Boston, showing Franklin St., Franklin Place, and vicinity
    Detail of 1814 map of Boston, showing Franklin St., Franklin Place, and vicinity
  • Churchill, Collamore, & Co., China & Glass Warehouse, corner of Franklin and Washington St., c. 1825
    Churchill, Collamore, & Co., China & Glass Warehouse, corner of Franklin and Washington St., c. 1825
  • Franklin St., c. 1830
    Franklin St., c. 1830
  • Franklin St. after the fire, 1872
    Franklin St. after the fire, 1872
  • Parade, June 17, 1876
    Parade, June 17, 1876
  • Photo by John P. Soule, 19th century
    Photo by John P. Soule, 19th century
  • C.A. Browning & Co., 1904
    C.A. Browning & Co., 1904

See also

References

  1. ^ Boston Street Laying-Out Dept. A record of the streets, alleys, places, etc. in the city of Boston. Boston: City Printing Dept., 1910.
  2. ^ Walter Muir Whitehill. Boston: a topographical history, 2nd ed. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1968; p.52
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