Summer Street (Boston)
Encyclopedia
Summer Street in Boston
, Massachusetts
extends from Downtown Crossing
in the Financial District, over Fort Point Channel
, and into South Boston. In the mid-19th century it was also called Seven Star Lane.
Current residents
Previous residents
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
extends from Downtown Crossing
Downtown Crossing
Downtown Crossing is a shopping district in Boston, Massachusetts, located due east of Boston Common and west of the Financial District. It features large department stores as well as restaurants, music stores, souvenir sellers, general retail establishments, and many street vendors...
in the Financial District, over Fort Point Channel
Fort Point Channel
Fort Point Channel is a maritime channel separating South Boston from downtown Boston, Massachusetts, feeding into Boston Harbor. The south part of it has been gradually filled in for use by the South Bay rail yard and several highways...
, and into South Boston. In the mid-19th century it was also called Seven Star Lane.
See also
- Dewey SquareDewey SquareDewey Square is a square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, USA. It lies at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue, Summer Street, Federal Street, Purchase Street and Surface Artery, with the Central Artery passing underneath in the Dewey Square Tunnel and Big Dig...
- Downtown CrossingDowntown CrossingDowntown Crossing is a shopping district in Boston, Massachusetts, located due east of Boston Common and west of the Financial District. It features large department stores as well as restaurants, music stores, souvenir sellers, general retail establishments, and many street vendors...
- Great Boston Fire of 1872Great Boston Fire of 1872The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was Boston's largest urban 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 November 9, 1872, in the basement of a commercial warehouse at 83—87 Summer Street in Boston,...
Current residents
- 100 Summer Street100 Summer Street100 Summer Street is a high-rise building located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The building stands at 450 feet with 32 floors, over 1 million square feet of office space, and was completed in 1974. It is currently the 23rd-tallest building in Boston. The architectural firm who designed the...
- Federal Reserve Bank of BostonFederal Reserve Bank of BostonThe Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, commonly known as the Boston Fed, is responsible for the First District of the Federal Reserve, which covers most of Connecticut , Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. It is headquartered in the Federal Reserve Bank Building in Boston,...
- South StationSouth StationSouth Station, New England's second-largest transportation center , located at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Summer Street in Dewey Square, Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest train station and intercity bus terminal in Greater Boston, a prominent train station in the northeastern...
Previous residents
- Joseph Barrell (merchant)Joseph Barrell (merchant)Joseph Barrell was a merchant in Boston, Massachusetts in the 18th century. During the American Revolution he owned ships commissioned as privateers, such as the Vengeance, ca.1779. In 1792 Barrell was "elected to the board" of Massachusetts branch of the newly established Bank of the United...
, ca.1784 - Edward EverettEdward EverettEdward Everett was an American politician and educator from Massachusetts. Everett, a Whig, served as U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator, the 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, and United States Secretary of State...
, 1852-1865 - Filene's Department StoreFilene's Department StoreFilene's Department Store is a historic department store building at 426 Washington Street in Downtown Crossing, Boston, Massachusetts that was home to the main Filene's store.-History:...
- William GrayWilliam Gray (Massachusetts)William Gray was a Massachusetts merchant and politician. Born into a lower class family in Lynn, Massachusetts, he managed to build his own business and rise through the state's political ranks, becoming the richest man in New England, and in the eyes of many the richest man in all of America...
, 19th c. merchant - C.F. Hovey and Co.Charles Fox HoveyCharles Fox Hovey was a businessman and abolitionist in Boston, Massachusetts in the 19th century. He established C.F. Hovey and Co., a department store on Summer Street. Through the years Hovey's business partners included Washington Williams, James H. Bryden, Richard C. Greenleaf and John Chandler...
- New South Church (Boston, Massachusetts)New South Church (Boston, Massachusetts)New South Church was a congregational unitarian church of the "New South Society" in Boston, Massachusetts, located on "Church Green" at the corner of Summer Street and Bedford Street. Pastors included Samuel Checkley and John Thornton Kirkland. In 1814 architect Charles Bulfinch designed a new...
- James Sullivan (governor)
- Trinity Church, Boston (Summer Street)Trinity Church, Boston (Summer Street)Trinity Church was an Episcopal church in Boston, Massachusetts, located on Summer Street. It housed Boston's third Anglican congregation...
External links
- Library of Congress. Historic American Engineering Record. Photos of Summer Street Retractile Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Summer Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, 1982.
- Library of Congress. Historic American Engineering Record. Photos of Summer Street Bridge, Spanning Reserved Channel, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, 1996.
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/wm_archiv/3494562076/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/2351616272/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/steinsky/177360359/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul-w-locke/3460811727/