Designed by Charles Bulfinch. Cornerstone laid on July 4, 1795, with Paul Revere and Gov. Sam Adams presiding. This view is from a banjo clock, ca. 1870. Painted on glass.
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Park Street Church photo
Latin School marker photo
In 1635, Boston established the first “public” Latin or Grammar School in America, resolving that Philemon Purmont, a shopkeeper, “be entreated to become a schoolmaster for the teaching and nourtering of the children with us.” The original Latin School was demolished in 1844 to make way for City Hall. This plaque decorates the sidewalk nearby.
Copps Hill Burying Ground photo
Boston Common photo
British troops bivouacked on the Boston Common from 1758 to 1776, when George Washington forced them out, demolished their trenches, and sent them packing with loyalists to Nova Scotia. Cast in Paris in 1868, the Fountain was donated by Gardner Brewer and named for him. The fountain was restored in 2009-2010.