Province House (Boston, Massachusetts)

[[Image:Province House1.jpg|thumb|right|Province House, Boston]] [[Image:1743 SummerSt Boston map WilliamPrice.png|thumb|right|Area of Province House in Boston; detail of 1743 map]] The '''Province House''' (1679–1864) was a 17th-century mansion on old [[Washington Street (Boston)|Marlborough Street]] in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. Built in 1679, it was the home of merchant [[Peter Sergeant]], and after 1716, the official residence of royal governors of the [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]]. Known for its great main staircase and original Tudor-style chimney stacks, the building fell into disrepair in the 19th century, partially burned in 1864, and was demolished in 1922. It has been considered one of the grandest examples of New England colonial architecture.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} However, only artist drawings of its ouside elevation exist today, as well as photographs of its demolition in 1922. The 18th century artist rendering shown here depicts the residence after the chimney stacks and ornate gables had been removed, in the earlier part of that century. ==Further reading== * [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]. Tales of the Province-House. 1838. * Nancy Schless. The Province House: English and Netherlandish Forms in Gables and Chimneys. Old-Time New England. April–June 1972. * Fay Campbell Kaynor. The Province House and the preservation movement. Old-Time New England. Fall 1996. ==External links== {{Commons category|Province House (Boston, Massachusetts)}} * http://www.masshist.org/online/gallery/doc-viewer.php?pid=16&item_id=1769 * http://www.flickr.com/photos/24029425@N06/2885435556/ {{coord missing|Massachusetts}}