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Federal Street is a street in the
Financial District A financial district is usually a central area in a city where financial services firms such as banks, insurance companies and other related finance corporations have their head offices. In major cities, financial districts are often home to s ...
of
Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
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. Prior to 1788, it was known as Long Lane. The street was renamed after state leaders met there in 1788 to determine Massachusetts' ratification of the United States Constitution.


History

In 1727 the Long Lane Meeting House was established; it changed its name to the Federal Street Church in 1788.
Henry Knox Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806), a Founding Father of the United States, was a senior general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, serving as chief of artillery in most of Washington's campaigns. Following the ...
was born on Long Lane in 1750. The
Federal Street Theatre The Federal Street Theatre (1793–1852), also known as the Boston Theatre, was located at the corner of Federal and Franklin streets in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was "the first building erected purposely for theatrical entertainm ...
was built in 1793, designed by
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; it remained until 1852. By 1806, residents included engraver Joseph Callender; printer Nathaniel Coverly; merchant Stephen Higginson; comedian Snelling Powell; dancing master William Turner. In 1823, residents included the Federal Street Coffee House; hairdresser William Lenox; Esther Newell and her "female intelligence office;" grocer Henry Sweetser; seamstress Martha Vincent.Boston Directory. 1823. Dorothy Quincy and John Mackay also lived on Federal St. in the early 19th-century. Auctioneer J.L. Cunningham worked from Corinthian Hall, 1826-1843. J. H. Bufford's Sons ran a lithography printing business in the 1870s. In 1928 arose Boston's "first art deco skyscraper," the United Shoe Machinery Building. In 1929, the "art deco jewel" at 75 Federal Street was built. The Blue Cross/Blue Shield building, designed by Paul Rudolph was built 1957-1960. 150 Federal Street, designed by Hugh Stubbins Jr. was built in 1988.


Images

Image:1743 FinancialDistrict Boston map WilliamPrice.png, Detail of 1743 map of Boston, showing Long Lane and vicinity Image:1756 HenryKnox house FederalSt Boston.png, Birthplace of
Henry Knox Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806), a Founding Father of the United States, was a senior general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, serving as chief of artillery in most of Washington's campaigns. Following the ...
, 18th century Image:1841 Barry Bigelow FederalSt Boston.png, Barry & Bigelow, 41 Federal St., manufacturers and importers of paper hangings, c. 1840s Image:1854 KnowNothingSoap Boston.png, Label for " Know Nothing Soap", by George A. Hill & Co., 56 Federal St., 1854 Image:Ellis BostonDirectory 1868.png, Ellis Saw Co., 1868 Image:1870 NewYear Bufford Sons FederalSt Boston.png, J.H. Bufford's Sons, lithographers, 1870 Image:Federal Street, looking east, by Charles Taber & Co..jpg, Federal Street after the
Great Boston Fire of 1872 The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was Boston's largest fire, and still ranks as one of the most costly fire-related property losses in American history. The conflagration began at 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 1872, in the basement of a com ...


See also

* 101 Federal Street *
Dewey Square Dewey Square is a square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts which lies at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue, Summer Street, Federal Street, Purchase Street and the John F. Kennedy Surface Road, with the Central Artery (I-93) passing underne ...
* Federal Street Church (Boston) *
Federal Street Theatre The Federal Street Theatre (1793–1852), also known as the Boston Theatre, was located at the corner of Federal and Franklin streets in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was "the first building erected purposely for theatrical entertainm ...
* First National Bank Building (Boston, Massachusetts) * Odeon, Boston * One Federal Street * Trans National Place * United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building


References


External links

* Bostonian Society
Photo of United Shoe Machinery building
160 Federal St. * Flickr
United Shoe Machinery building
160 Federal St. Postcard * Flickr
View of Boston
from an upper floor, One Federal Street, 2006 {{Streets and squares in Boston Streets in Boston History of Boston Financial District, Boston