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The Province House (1679–1864) was a 17th-century mansion on old
Marlborough Street in
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 ...
,
. Built in 1679, it was the home of merchant
Peter Sergeant, and after 1716, the official residence of royal governors of the
Province of Massachusetts Bay
The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a colony in British America which became one of the Thirteen Colonies, thirteen original states of the United States. It was chartered on October 7, 1691, by William III of England, William III and Mary II ...
. Known for its great main staircase and original Tudor-style chimney stacks, the building fell into disrepair in the 19th century, partially burned in 1864, and was demolished in 1922.
It has been considered one of the grandest examples of New England colonial architecture. However, only artist drawings of its outside elevation exist today, as well as photographs of its demolition in 1922. The 18th-century artist rendering shown here depicts the residence after the chimney stacks and ornate gables had been removed, in the earlier part of that century. A portion of the stone steps leading from the present street to the former garden remain.
See also
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Ordway Hall (Boston) (1852 – ca. 1864) in the re-purposed Province House building
References
Further reading
* From ''
Twice-Told Tales
''Twice-Told Tales'' is a short story collection in two volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The first volume was published in the spring of 1837 and the second in 1842. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals, hence th ...
'', v. 2.
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Digital Book
External links
* ("Made to stand on the cupola of Boston's Province House, where it soon became a local landmark.")
* Boston Public Library
Image of Province House* The life of Francis Bernard
Royal Governor Francis Bernard resided at the Province House
Former buildings and structures in Boston
Houses completed in 1679
Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth
Financial District, Boston
1679 establishments in Massachusetts
Demolished buildings and structures in Boston
Buildings and structures demolished in 1922
1864 fires in the United States
1864 disasters in the United States
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