Sights in Boston and suburbs, or, Guide to the stranger (1856) (14574532870)

Identifier: sightsinbostonsu00puls_0 (find matches)
Title: Sights in Boston and suburbs, or, Guide to the stranger
Year: 1856 (1850s)
Authors: Pulsifer, David, 1802-1894 Andrew, John, 1815-1875, egr. Billings, Hammatt, 1818-1875, egr. Hill George W., 1815-1893, egr. Barry, egr.
Subjects: Boston (Mass.)--Guidebooks Boston (Mass.)--History Boston (Mass.)--Public buildings Railroads--Massachusetts--Boston Railroads--Massachusetts--Boston--Stations Cemeteries--Massachusetts--Boston Boston Harbor Islands (Mass.)--Description Churches--Massachusetts--Boston Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Boston Theatres--Massachusetts--Boston Associations, institutions, etc.--Massachusetts--Boston Travel literature--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century Guidebooks--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century Advertisements--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century
Publisher: John P. Jewett & Co. Jewett, Proctor & Worthington
Contributing Library: Elms College
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library



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The vicinity of Boston presents a succession of villagesprobably not to be paralleled for beauty in the UnitedStates. They are generally the residence of businessmen from the city; and a suburban residence has becomeso attractive, and the villages so stocked with comfortsand luxuries, that many wealthy families who used for-merly to pass the winter in the city and the summer inthe country make the latter their permanent dwelling-place THE SUBURBAN SIGHTS. only, and the correct method of seeing them^ we proposeto give, as it would be impossible, within our limits, andnot to our purpose, to describe the suburban towns, whichare all worthy of a visit. Therefore we shall merely de-scribe the suburban sights, and leave the visitor to dis-cover new beauties in each town he may visit. (129)
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CHAPTER XV. CAMBRIDGE SIGHTS. OLD FORTIFICATIONS, HARVARD INSTITUTE, GORE HALL, WASHINGTON HOUSE, RIEDE-SEL HOUSE, WASHINGTON ELM. MOUNT AUBURN. Taking the cars from Bowdoin Square, it takes but ashort time to be landed in Cambridge. At the corner ofInman Street stands a noble mansion, shaded by fine trees,and with a noble lawn in front. Previous to the revolu-tion it was owned and occupied by Ralph Inman, a wealthytory, who was unceremoniously dispossessed, and his finehouse assigned as head quarters to the redoubtable GeneralPutnam. The street which leads up to the side entranceof the house perpetuates the name of its original owner. The ridge of land called Dana Hill, which is approachedby an almost imperceptible ascent, forms the naturalboundary between the Port and Old Cambridge.On the summit of this ridge, on the right hand side of theroad, was located one of the chain of redoubts erected bythe Americans at the outset of the revolution. Tracesof it have been visible within a ver