Brattle Street (Boston, Massachusetts)
Encyclopedia
Brattle Street was a street in Boston
, Massachusetts
located on the current site of City Hall Plaza
, at Government Center.
worked for "Coffin Pitts, clothing dealer, no.36 Brattle Street."
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...
located on the current site of City Hall Plaza
City Hall Plaza (Boston)
City Hall Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts, is a large, open, unadorned public space in the Government Center area of the city. The architectural firm Kallmann McKinnell & Knowles designed the plaza in 1962 to accompany Boston's new City Hall. The multi-level, irregularly-shaped plaza consists of red...
, at Government Center.
History
Around 1853 former Virginia slave Anthony BurnsAnthony Burns
Anthony Burns was born a slave in Stafford County, Virginia. As a young man, he became a Baptist and a "slave preacher"...
worked for "Coffin Pitts, clothing dealer, no.36 Brattle Street."
See also
- Brattle Street ChurchBrattle Street ChurchThe Brattle Street Church was a Congregational and Unitarian church on Brattle Street in Boston, Massachusetts.- Brief history :...
- John Smibert
External links
- Bostonian Society has materials related to Brattle Street.