Tremont Row
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Tremont Row in Boston
, Massachusetts
, was a short street that flourished in the 19th and early-20th centuries. It was located near the intersection of Court
, Tremont
, and Cambridge streets, in today's Government Center area. It existed until the 1920s, when it became known as Scollay Square
. In 1859 the Barre Gazette newspaper described Tremont Row as "the great Dry Goods Street of Boston."
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...
, was a short street that flourished in the 19th and early-20th centuries. It was located near the intersection of Court
Court Street (Boston, Massachusetts)
Court Street is located in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to 1788, it was called Prison Lane and then Queen Street . In the 19th century it extended beyond its current length, to Bowdoin Square. In the 1960s most of Court Street was demolished to make way for the...
, Tremont
Tremont Street
Tremont Street is a major thoroughfare in Boston, Massachusetts.-Etymology:The name is a variation of one of the original appellations of the city, "Trimountaine," a reference to a hill that formerly had three peaks. Beacon Hill, with its single peak, is all that remains of the Trimountain...
, and Cambridge streets, in today's Government Center area. It existed until the 1920s, when it became known as Scollay Square
Scollay Square
Scollay Square was a vibrant city square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It was named for William Scollay, a prominent local developer and militia officer who bought a landmark four-story merchant building at the intersection of Cambridge and Court Streets in 1795...
. In 1859 the Barre Gazette newspaper described Tremont Row as "the great Dry Goods Street of Boston."
Tenants
- Thomas Gold AppletonThomas Gold AppletonThomas Gold Appleton , son of merchant Nathan Appleton, was an American writer, an artist, and a patron of the fine arts...
- Austin and Stone's Dime MuseumAustin and Stone's Dime MuseumAustin and Stone’s Dime Museum was an entertainment emporium located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA's famous Scollay Square . It featured a freak show as well as dancing girls for entertainment...
- Thomas Ball (artist)Thomas BallThomas Ball may refer to:*Thomas Ball , English divine* Thomas Ball , American sculptor* Thomas Ball , represented the Mongonui electorate...
- Hammatt BillingsHammatt BillingsCharles Howland Hammatt Billings was an artist and architect from Boston, Massachusetts.Among his works are the original illustrations for Uncle Tom's Cabin ,...
, architect - Boston Artists' AssociationBoston Artists' AssociationThe Boston Artists' Association was established in Boston, Massachusetts by Washington Allston, Henry Sargent, and other painters, sculptors, and architects, in order to organize exhibitions, a school, a workspace for members, and to promote art "for the art's sake."-History:According to the...
- Comstock & Ross
- Cutting & Turner, photographers
- John J.P. Davis, daguerreotype artist
- John Doggett & Co.
- Thomas Edwards (artist)Thomas Edwards (artist)Thomas Edwards was an artist in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in portraits. Born in London and trained at the Royal Academy, he worked in Boston in the 1820s-1850s, and in Worcester in the 1860s.-Biography:...
- Marguerite F. Foley, "cameo cutter"
- Frederick GleasonFrederick GleasonFrederick Gleason was a publisher in Boston, Massachusetts in the mid-19th century. He is best known for establishing the popular illustrated weekly Gleason's Pictorial, at the time an innovation in American publishing...
, publisher
- Mr. Gray, portrait artist
- Harris & Stanwood, silver
- Haven, Pierce & Co., shoes
- Josiah Johnson HawesJosiah Johnson HawesJosiah Johnson Hawes was a photographer in Boston, Massachusetts. He and Albert Southworth established the photography studio of Southworth & Hawes, which produced numerous portraits of exceptional quality in the 1840s-1860s.-Biography:...
, photographer - Heard & Moseley http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/98501210/
- John B. HeywoodJohn B. HeywoodJohn B. Heywood was a photographer in 19th-century United States. He worked in Boston, Massachusetts, ca.1856-1861. Examples of his photographs reside in the New York Public Library and the Massachusetts Historical Society.-External links:...
- Albert Gallatin HoitAlbert Gallatin HoitAlbert Gallatin Hoit was an American painter who lived in Boston, Massachusetts. He painted portraits of William Henry Harrison, Daniel Webster and Brenton Halliburton.-Biography:...
- Charles Hubbard (artist)Charles Hubbard (artist)Charles Hubbard was an artist in Boston, Massachusetts in the 19th century. He kept a studio on Tremont Row and was affiliated with the Boston Artists' Association. He served as state senator 1851-1852.-Biography:...
- William Hudson Jr., artist
- F.A. Jones & Co. "Great Silk and Shawl House"
- Joseph Leonard, auctioneer; Leonard & Cunningham
- Leonard & Pierce
- G.H. LoomisGrove Hinman LoomisGrove Hinman Loomis or G.H. Loomis was a photographer in Boston, Massachusetts, in the mid-19th century. He also worked as a real estate broker, teacher and government employee. He died in Newton, Massachusetts in 1898.-Further reading:...
, photographer - Mayer's Confectionary
- Mechanic Apprentices Library AssociationMechanic Apprentices Library Association (Boston, Massachusetts)The Mechanic Apprentices Library Association of Boston, Massachusetts, functioned as "a club of young apprentices to mechanics and manufacturers .....
- New England Art UnionNew England Art UnionThe New England Art Union was established in Boston, Massachusetts for "the encouragement of artists, the promotion of art" in New England and the wider United States. Edward Everett, Franklin Dexter, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow served as officers of the board. The short-lived but lively...
- William H. OakesWilliam H. OakesW. H. Oakes was a music publisher in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts. He published compositions by Daniel Auber, Henry Russell and others.- History :...
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2001701509/ - Alfred OrdwayAlfred Ordwaythumb|right|Alfred T.Ordway as President of the Boston Art ClubAlfred T. Ordway was an American landscape and portrait painter, and one of the founding fathers of the Boston Art Club.-Early years:...
- George P. Reed, publisher http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2001701551/
- Scollay Theatre
- Sharp & Michelin lithographers http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2001701514/
- Southworth & HawesSouthworth & HawesSouthworth & Hawes was an early photographic firm in Boston, 1843-1863. Its partners, Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes , have been hailed as the first great American masters of photography, whose work elevated photographic portraits to the level of fine art...
, photographers - Merrill G. WheelockMerrill G. WheelockMerrill Greene Wheelock was an artist and architect in Boston, Massachusetts in the 19th-century. He served in the Massachusetts infantry in the American Civil War.-Biography:...
- Moses WightMoses WightMoses Wight was an artist in Boston, Massachusetts and Paris in the 19th-century. He painted portraits of Edward Everett, Louis Agassiz, Charles Sumner, Alexander von Humboldt, and other notables.-Biography:...
, artist
External links
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- Library of Congress:
