Knowledge

Old Feather Store

Source 📝

221: 285: 245: 261: 20: 297: 273: 309: 233: 67:
The outside of the building was covered with a strong, and, as time has proved, durable cement, in which was observable coarse gravel and broken glass, the latter consisting of fragments of dark-colored junk bottles. At the upper part of the principle gable on the Dock square front the date of the
59:
Through the years the building had several successive owners and was used for varying commercial purposes. William Antram made hats, c. 1708. John Greenleaf ran an apothecary, 1766–1778. Samuel Wallis sold goods from West India, c. 1789. Samuel Richards sold hardware, c. 1789, as did Jonathan
60:
Phillips, c. 1803. Beginning in 1806, Daniel Pomeroy, John K. Simpson, Daniel P. Simpson, and William B. Simpson sold feathers. Charles Lovejoy sold clothes, c. 1806. William Tileston conducted business in the indigo trade, c. 1809.
63:
Its timber-frame architecture featured multi-level gables, and facades embedded with glass. A contemporary observer described its appearance in the mid-19th century, prior to its demolition:
380: 360: 385: 365: 321: 68:
time of erecting the building, 1680, was distinctly impressed into the rough-cast cement in Arabic figures, together with various ornamental devices.
174: 159:
Old Boston in early photographs, 1850–1918: 174 prints from the collection of the Bostonian Society. Courier Dover Publications, 1990.
308: 284: 232: 220: 36: 370: 244: 32: 375: 260: 296: 105:
Michael Holleran. Boston's changeful times: origins of preservation and planning in America. 1998; p.89.
272: 204: 96:
Albert William Mann. Walks & talks about historic Boston. The Mann publishing co., 1917; p.117.
118: 182: 153:
Edward Griffin Porter. Rambles in old Boston, New England. Cupples, Upham and company, 1887.
8: 156:
Abbott Lowell Cummings. The Old Feather Store in Boston. Old-time New England v.48, 1958.
251: 126: 134: 19: 354: 336: 323: 162:
D. Brenton Simons. Boston Beheld: Antique Town and Country Views. UPNE, 2008.
44: 138: 130: 196: 51:. Built in 1680 by Thomas Stanbury, it was demolished in 1860. 40: 117: 47:, in the 17th–19th centuries. It was also called the 123:
A topographical and historical description of Boston
381:
1680 establishments in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
314:
From: Walks & Talks About Historic Boston, 1917
175:"Old Feather Store, Dock Square by Taylor Buzzell" 125:, Boston: Printed by request of the City Council, 352: 361:Demolished buildings and structures in Boston 172: 16:Shop in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 386:Buildings and structures demolished in 1860 113: 111: 366:Buildings and structures completed in 1680 108: 18: 23:Old Feather Store, Boston, 19th century 353: 92: 90: 202: 199:. Items related to Old Feather Store. 290:Print by Louis Prang & Co., 1860 87: 13: 147: 31:(1680–1860) was a shop located at 14: 397: 166: 84:Memorial History of Boston. 1880. 307: 295: 283: 271: 259: 243: 238:From: Buckingham's America, 1841 231: 219: 54: 226:Drawing by unknown artist, 1839 266:From: Ballou's Pictorial, 1855 119:Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff 99: 78: 1: 72: 205:"Old warehouse, Dock Square" 7: 302:From: Our Young Folks, 1873 207:. Boston Athenaeum catalog. 10: 402: 371:Economic history of Boston 376:Government Center, Boston 337:42.3601444°N 71.0568444°W 278:Stereograph, 19th century 212: 39:(formerly Ann Street) in 342:42.3601444; -71.0568444 197:New York Public Library 70: 24: 65: 22: 333: /  173:Bostonian Society. 252:Eduard Hildebrandt 25: 29:Old Feather Store 393: 348: 347: 345: 344: 343: 338: 334: 331: 330: 329: 326: 311: 299: 287: 275: 263: 247: 235: 223: 208: 193: 191: 190: 181:. Archived from 142: 141: 115: 106: 103: 97: 94: 85: 82: 401: 400: 396: 395: 394: 392: 391: 390: 351: 350: 341: 339: 335: 332: 327: 324: 322: 320: 319: 315: 312: 303: 300: 291: 288: 279: 276: 267: 264: 255: 248: 239: 236: 227: 224: 215: 188: 186: 169: 150: 148:Further reading 145: 116: 109: 104: 100: 95: 88: 83: 79: 75: 57: 17: 12: 11: 5: 399: 389: 388: 383: 378: 373: 368: 363: 317: 316: 313: 306: 304: 301: 294: 292: 289: 282: 280: 277: 270: 268: 265: 258: 256: 249: 242: 240: 237: 230: 228: 225: 218: 214: 211: 210: 209: 203:Prang (1861). 200: 194: 168: 167:External links 165: 164: 163: 160: 157: 154: 149: 146: 144: 143: 107: 98: 86: 76: 74: 71: 56: 53: 49:Old Cocked Hat 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 398: 387: 384: 382: 379: 377: 374: 372: 369: 367: 364: 362: 359: 358: 356: 349: 346: 325:42°21′36.52″N 310: 305: 298: 293: 286: 281: 274: 269: 262: 257: 253: 246: 241: 234: 229: 222: 217: 216: 206: 201: 198: 195: 185:on 2009-10-10 184: 180: 176: 171: 170: 161: 158: 155: 152: 151: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 114: 112: 102: 93: 91: 81: 77: 69: 64: 61: 55:Brief history 52: 50: 46: 45:Massachusetts 42: 38: 34: 30: 21: 328:71°3′24.64″W 318: 250:Painting by 187:. Retrieved 183:the original 179:Conservation 178: 122: 101: 80: 66: 62: 58: 48: 37:North Street 28: 26: 340: / 33:Dock Square 355:Categories 189:2009-07-03 73:References 139:24156405M 121:(1871), 131:4422090 254:, 1844 213:Images 137:  129:  41:Boston 127:OCLC 35:and 27:The 357:: 177:. 135:OL 133:, 110:^ 89:^ 43:, 192:.

Index


Dock Square
North Street
Boston
Massachusetts




Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff
OCLC
4422090
OL
24156405M
"Old Feather Store, Dock Square by Taylor Buzzell"
the original
New York Public Library
"Old warehouse, Dock Square"
Drawing by unknown artist, 1839
From: Buckingham's America, 1841
Painting by Eduard Hildebrandt, 1844
Eduard Hildebrandt
From: Ballou's Pictorial, 1855
Stereograph, 19th century
Print by Louis Prang & Co., 1860
From: Our Young Folks, 1873
From: Walks & Talks About Historic Boston, 1917
42°21′36.52″N 71°3′24.64″W / 42.3601444°N 71.0568444°W / 42.3601444; -71.0568444
Categories
Demolished buildings and structures in Boston

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.