This week in Boston (1905) (14579365719)

Identifier: thisweekinboston08bost (find matches)
Title: This week in Boston
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Boston (Mass.) -- Description and travel
Publisher: (Boston) The Innovation publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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ewsire unequalled. From Boston to Lynn, Salem, Gloucester and aroundrape Ann, through the witch country and attractive resorts of theihore, the colonial and provincial history of the shore towns seen onhis trip is well preserved. See page 2 for tickets and all trolley infor-nation in and about Boston. I POINTS OF INTEREST Old North Church.—)\Iore properly Christ Church. Salem Street,bot of Hull Street. Dedicated 1723. From its steeple were displayedaul Reveres signal lanterns, April 18, 1775. Opened by sexton on ap-lication. Fee, 25 cents. The New Court House, a massive granite structure completed in893, at a cost of $4,000,000, stands at the head of Pemberton Square,wo blocks from the State House. The collections of the Museum of Fine Arts are among the first in he world, and illustrate the art of Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Orient, md modern Europe and America. The galleries contain paintings, culpturc. textiles, ceramics, iron and wood work, prints, together with Continued on page 4
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4 THIS WEEK IN BOSTON Things Worth Seeing—Continued examples of precious objects. There are also numerous reproductionsand an art library. The Boston Public Library in Copley Square is one of the fore-most architectural monuments of America, costing $~,500,000. Thearchitects were McKim, Mead & White; the sculptures by AugustusSt. Gaudens and D. C. French. The mural paintings by Puvis deChavannes, Edwin A. Abbey and John S. Sargent attract thousands ofvisitors to this beautiful structure, which contains 900,000 volumes andmany rare works of art, statues of bronze and marble, oil paintings,marble busts and many valnalile historic relics of the city. State Street previous to the revolution was King Street. In 1702was proclaimed, in this street, the accession of Anne to be Queen ofTingland. Opposite 28 State Street is the spot, marked by a circle inthe pavement, where the citizens were killed and wounded by CaptainPrestons soldiers, March 5, 1770. Down this street to the wharf, es-c