Court Street (est. July 4, 1788) is located 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 ...

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 called Prison Lane (1634–1708) and then Queen Street (1708–1788). In the 19th century it extended beyond its current length, to

Bowdoin Square Bowdoin Street in Boston, Massachusetts extends from the top of Beacon Street, down Beacon Hill to Cambridge Street, near the West End. It was originally called "Middlecott Street" as early as the 1750s. In 1805 it was renamed after the Governor ...

. In the 1960s most of Court Street was demolished to make way for the construction of Government Center. The remaining street extends a few blocks, near the Old State House on State Street.

Tenants of Court Street

Ames Building The Ames Building is located in Boston, Massachusetts. It is sometimes ranked as the tallest building in Boston from its completion in 1893 until 1915, when the Custom House Tower was built; however, the building was never the tallest structure in ...

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American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge The ''American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge'' (1834–1837) was a monthly magazine based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established by a group of engravers to "give to the public a work descriptive, not merely of subjects, scen ...

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Boston Daily Advertiser The ''Boston Daily Advertiser'' (est. 1813) was the first daily newspaper in Boston, and for many years the only daily paper in Boston. History The ''Advertiser'' was established in 1813, and in March 1814 it was purchased by journalist Nathan ...

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Boston Gaol (Massachusetts) The Boston Gaol (1635–1822) was a jail in the center of Boston, Massachusetts, located off Court Street, in the block bounded by School, Washington and Tremont Streets. It was rebuilt several times on the same site, before finally moving to the ...

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Concert Hall (Boston, Massachusetts) The Concert Hall (1752–1869) was a performance and meeting space in Boston, Massachusetts, located at Hanover Street and Queen Street. Meetings, dinners, concerts, and other cultural events took place in the hall. Brief history Architecture A ...

* S.H. Gregory & Co., wallpaper, 1840s–1870s *

Elias Howe Company The Elias Howe Company was a 19th and early 20th century musical firm located in Boston, USA and founded by Elias Howe, Jr. (1820–1895). His company was successful, selling more than a million copies of his music instruction books by 1892 ...

* '' Independent Chronicle'' * Charles H. Keith, music & umbrellas, 1840s–1850s *

Munroe & Francis Munroe & Francis was a publishing firm in Boston, Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəw ...

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The New-England Courant ''The New-England Courant'' (also spelled ''New England Courant''), one of the first American newspapers, was founded in Boston in 1721, by James Franklin. It was a weekly newspaper and the third to appear in Boston. Unlike other newspapers, i ...

'' * Palace Theatre * S.S. Pierce, grocer, 19th century *

Henry Prentiss Henry Prentiss (1801–1859) manufactured musical instruments, umbrellas and published sheet music, which he sold from his shop on Court Street in Boston, Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_sys ...

, music & umbrellas, 1830s–1850s * New-England Museum (Boston) * N.S. Simpkins' bookshop, 1820s *

William Tudor William Tudor (March 28, 1750 – July 8, 1819) was a wealthy lawyer and leading citizen of Boston, Massachusetts. His eldest son William Tudor (1779–1830) became a leading literary figure in Boston. Another son, Frederic Tudor, founded ...

Young's Hotel (Boston) Young's Hotel (1860–1927) in Boston, Massachusetts, was located on Court Street in the Financial District, in a building designed by William Washburn. George Young established the business, later taken over by Joseph Reed Whipple and George G. ...

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Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion ''Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion'' was a 19th-century illustrated periodical published in Boston, Massachusetts from 1851–1859. The magazine was founded by Frederick Gleason in 1851. The publication name was changed to ''Ballou's ...

) File:Interior view of the Oriental Tea Co's store by Getchell cropped.jpg, Oriental Tea Co., 85, 87, 89 Court St. (photo by William H. Getchell) File:MadameWalsh millinery CourtSt Boston.png, Madame Walsh, millinery, Court St., 19th century File:Scollay's building, Court St., Boston, Mass, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904.jpg, Scollay's building, Court St., 19th century (stereograph by John P. Soule) File:CourtSt Boston BPL 08 02 003371.jpg, c. 1880s

Tenants of Court Street

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