Boston, Massachusetts, city directory, 1916, Part 32

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ELEVATED TRAINS BETWEEN FOREST HILLS, AND SULLIVAN SQUARE, CHARLESTOWN VIA WASHINGTON ST. TUNNEL AND VIA ATLANTIC AVENUE CIRCUIT, ALSO BETWEEN NORTH STATION AND SOUTH STATION ON ATLANTIC AVENUE CIRCUIT (FOR STEAMBOAT WHARVES).

CAMBRIDGE SUBWAY STATIONS.

Harvard Square Central Square

Kendall Square

Park Street under

Washington Street under

South Station

EAST BOSTON TUNNEL STATIONB.

Bowdoin Square Scollay Under Devonshire Street

Atlantic Avenue

Maverick Square, E. B.

ELEVATED TRAIN STATIONS.

Forest Hills Green Street

Egleston Square

Dudley Street

Northampton Street

Dover Street

Beach, cor. Harrison av. South Station (Atlantic avenue) Rowe's Wharf

State Street (Atlantic Avenue)

Battery Street (North Ferry) North Station (Causeway Street) City Square

Thompson Square Sullivan Square

BOYLSTON AND TREMONT STREETS SUBWAY

STATIONS.

Massachusetts

Park Street

Copley Scollay Square

Boylston Street Adams Square

Haymarket Square Viaduct, North station (West)

WASHINGTON STREET TUNNEL STATIONB.

Union-Friend

State -Devonshire

Milk-Water

Summer-Winter

Boylston-Essex

Bay State Street Railway Co. General Offices 84 State Street rm 628. Passenger Department 15 Milk Street.

THROUGH CARS AND CONNECTIONS.

From Scollay Square Terminal-Through cars to: Everett, Malden, Melrose Highlands, Chelsea, Woodlawn Cemetery, Revere Beach, Beachmont. Saugus Center, Cliftondale, Lynn. Swampscott. Marblehead. Salem, Beverly. Connections for: Peabody, Danvers, Gloucester, Newburyport.

From Sullivan Square Terminal-Through cars to: Winchester, Woburn, North Woburn, Burlington, Billerica, Lowell, Tewksbury, Wil- mington, Reading, Wakefield, Melrose, Malden, Stoneham, North Reading, Andover, Lawrence. Connections for: Haverhill and Nashua, N. H.

From Dudley Street Terminal-Through cars to Quincy. Connections for. Braintree, the Wey- mouths, Holbrook, Hingham, Brockton, Nantas- ket Beach.

From Forest Hills Terminal- Through cars to: Dedham, Westwood, Norwood. Walpole, East Walpole, Hyde Park, Readville connecting for Needham.

From Mattapan Square Terminal-Through cars to: Milton, Randolph. Avon, Hyde Park. Brockton. Connections for: Taunton, Provi- dence, Newport, Middleboro, Fall River, Bridge- water, Plymouth, New Bedford, Abington.

RAILWAY STATIONS IN BOSTON

Allston, Boston & Albany R. R., Cambridge, cor- Franklin.

Ashmont, N. Y., N. H. & H., Dorchester av., cor Ashmont. Back Bay, N. Y., N. H. & H., Dartmouth, cor Buckingham. Bellevue, N. Y., N. H. & H., Anawan av., W. R Bird Street, N. Y., N. H. & H., Bird, cor Ceylon Dor

Blue Hill av., N. Y., N. H. & H. Blue Hill av. near Collins. Mat.

Boston, B. & A. R. R., Atlantic av. cor. Summer. Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn, 340 At- lantic av.

Boston & Maine R. R., Causeway street. N. Y., N. H. & H., Atlantic av., cor. Summer.

Boylston street. N. Y., N. H. & H., Boylston, near Lamartine, J. P.

Brighton, B. & A R. R., Market, near Lincoln. Cedar Grove, N. Y., N. H &. H., Adams, opp. Milton, Dor.

Clarendon Hills, N. Y., N. H. & H. Metropolitan av., near Hyde Park av., H. P. Cottage Farm, B. ¿ A. R. R., Commonwealth av Br.

Crescent Avenue, N. Y., N. H. & H., foot Cres- cent av., Dor.

Dorchester, N. Y., N. H. & H., Woodrow av. cor. Milton av. Dor. Dudley Street, N. Y., N. H. & H., Dudley cor. Clifton, Dor. East Boston, Boston, R. B. & L. R. R .. Marginal. near Jeffries.

Fairmount, N. Y., N. H. & H., Railroad av., near Fairmount av., H. P.

Faneuil, B. & A. R. R., foot of Brooks, Brighton. Field's Corner, N. Y. N. H., & H., Charles, cor. Freeman, Dor. Forest Hills, N. Y., N. H. & H., Wash, cor. South, J. P. Harrison Sq. N. Y., N. R. & H., Dickens, near Clayton Dor. Harvard Street, N. Y., N. H. & H., 203 Norwell, Dor. Hazelwood, N. Y., N. H. & H., Providence, cor. Arlington. H. P.

Heath. N. Y., N. H. & H., Heath, cor. Albert, Rox. Highland, N. Y., N. H. & H., Corey street. W. R. Hyde Park, N. Y., N. H. & H., River cor. Business, H. P.

Irvington Street, B. & A. R. R., Irvington, near Huntington av.

Jamaica Plain, N. Y., N. H. & H., Green, near Boylston av., J. P. Mattapan, N. Y., N. H. & H., Blue Hill av., cor. River. Mat.

Morton Street, N. Y., N. H. & H., Morton, near Norfolk, Mat.

Mt. Bowdoin, N. Y., N. H. & H., 191 Wash., Dor. Mt.Hope, N. Y., N. H. & H., Florence, cor. Mt. Hope, W. R. Neponset, N. Y., N. H. & H .. Taylor, cor. Walnut, Dor. North Station, Causeway street.

Pope's Hill, N. Y., N. H. & H., Pope's Hill street, Dor.

Readville, N. Y., N. H. & H., Hyde Park av., at Wolcott sq., H. P. River Street, N. Y., N. H & H., River, near, Os- ceola. Mat.

Roslindale, N. Y.,N. H. & H., South street, Ros. Roxbury, N. Y., N. H. & H., 1369 Tremont street. Savin Hill, N. Y., N. H. & H., 117 Savin Hill av Shawmut, N. Y., N. H. & H., Clement pk., near Centre, Dor. Somerville, B. & M. R. R., Cambridge and Per- kins streets. Chsn.

South Boston, N. Y., N. H. & H., West Fourth st. South Station, Atlantic av., cor. Summer.

Spring Street, N. Y., N. H. & H, Spring street, W. R. Trinity Place, B. & A. R. R., Trinity place and Dartmouth. Back Bay.

West Roxbury, N. Y., N. H & H., LaGrange. near Centre.

PARKS AND PARKWAYS-PUBLIC GROUNDS &C

PARKS AND PARKWAYS, WITH LOCATIONS AND AREAS

MAIN PARK SYSTEM

Acres

The Common, Tremont to Charles and Beacon to Boylston street ... 48.40

Public Garden, Charles to Arlington and Beacon to Boylston street. 24.25

Commonwealth avenue, Arlington street to Newton line. 112.70 Back Bay Fens, Beacon street to Brook- line avenue. . 115.00

Riverway, Brookline avenue to Hunt- ington avenue. 40.00

Olmsted Park, Huntington avenue to Prince street. 180.00 Arborway, Prince street to Franklin Park. . 36.00

Arnold Arboretum and Bussey Park, South, Centre and Walter streets ... 223.00 West Roxbury Parkway, Centre to Washington st., Bellevue Hill. 150.00 Franklin Park and Zoological Garden, . . Seaver to Morton street and Blue

Hill avenue to Forest Hills street .... 527.00

Total Acres, Main Park System. 1.456.35

MARINE PARK BYSTEM

Columbia road, Dorchester way, Frank- lin Park to Marine Park, City Point .. 31.20 Strandway, Columbia road railroad bridge to City Point (land 54.30; flats 191) .. 245.30

Marine Park and Aquarium, Farragut road. City Point (land 52.50; flats 4.90). . 57.40

Castle Island, off City Point, bridge connecting (land 25.70; flats 78.30) .. 104.00

Total Acres, Marine Park System .... 437.90

MISCELLANEOUS PARK8

Charlesbank, Charles street, from Cam- bridge street to Leverett.

10.00

Charlestown Heights, Bunker Hill and Medford streets (land 6.10; flats 4.30) 10.40 Chestnut Hill Park, Beacon street and Commonwealth avenue, Brighton .. 55.40

Copp's Hill terraces, Commercial and Charter streets, North End. 0.60

Dorchester Park, Dorchester avenue and Richmond street. 26.00

Franklin Field, Blue Hill and Talbot avenues, Dorchester (park area. See under Playgrounds for larger area) .. . 17.00 Governor's Island, Boston Harbor, about one mile north of City Point ... 73.00

North End Beach, Commercial and Charter streets (land 3.70; flats 3.00) 6.70 Rogers Park, Lake and Foster streets, Brighton .... 6.90

Savin Hill Park, Grampian way. Dor- chester .. 8.26

Wood Island Park, East Boston, on east- ern waterfront (land 55.60; fats 155.40). 211.00

Total Acres. Miscellaneous Parks. 425.26

PUBLIC GROUNDS, SQUARES, ETC. WITH LOCATIONS AND AREAS

CITY PROPER

Square Feet

Berwick Park. between Columbus ave- nue and N Y, NH & HR K 3,800

Blackstone Square, Washington street, between West Brookline and West Newton streets ... 105,100

City Hall Grounds, School street .. 7,700

Columbus Square, Columbus and War- ren avenues.

2,250

Concord Square, between Tremont street and Columbus avenue ..

5,000

Copley Square, between Huntington avenue, Boylston and Dartmouth sts. 28,399 Fort Hill Square, Oliver and Higa sts .. . 29,480 Franklin Square, Washington street, be- tween East Brookline and East New- ton streets. . 105,205

Massachusetts Avenue Malls, four sec- tions, between Albany street and Co- lumbus avenue.

106,500

Park Square, Columbus avenue, Eliot and Pleasant streets. . 2,867

Rutland Square, between Tremont street and Columbus avenue ... 7,400

St.Stephen Square, corner St.Stephen and Batavia streets. 100

Trinity Triangle, between Huntington avenue, Trinity place and St.James avenue. .

5,380

Union Park, between Tremont street and Shawmut avenue.

16,000

Waltham Square, Harrison avenue, op- posite Union Park street. 3,000

Worcester Square, between Washington street and Harrison avenue. 16,000

BRIGHTON

Brighton Square, Chestnut Hill ivende .. and Academy Hill road. 25,035 Fern Square, between, Franklin and Fern streets. .. : 4.900.

Jackson Square, Chestnut , Hill avenue,

Union and Winship streets. .

4.300

Oak Square, Washington and Faneuil streets. 9,583

Sparhawk 3quare Cambridge, Murdock and Sparhawk streets'. 1)>7,449 Square, Cambridge, Liazola and Mans' field streets. 713,939

CHARLESTOWN

City Square, head of Rutherford av and Main sts. 8,739

Essex Square, Essex and Lyndeboro' sts 930

Hayes Square, Bunker Hill and Vine sts 4,484 Sullivan Square, Main. Cambridge. Sever and Gardner streets ... 56,428

Winthrop Square, Winthrop, Common and Adams streets. 38,450

DORCHESTER

Adams Square, Adams and Granite sts. 2,068

Algonquin Square, Algonquin and Brad- lee streets. 1,728

City Nursery Grounds and Greenhouses, Massachusetts avenue and East Cot- tage street. 102,531

Dorchester Square, Meeting House Hill 56,200

Drohan Square, Edison green .. 10,241

Eaton Square, Adams and Bowdoin sts Mt. Bowdoin Green, top of Mt. Bowdoin 13,280 Peabody Square, Ashmont street and 25,170 Dorchester avenue. 1,963

Public Ground, junction of Adams and Codman streets. 700

Public Ground, Florida street. 6,090

Public Ground, Magnolia street. 3,605

Richardson Square, between Pond and Cottage streets. .

45,982

Spaulding Square, junction of Freeport street and Neponset avenue. 6,263

Tremlett Square, Tremlett street, be- tween Hooper and Waldeck .. 7.107 Wellesley Park, Wellesley Park street ... 28,971

EAST BOSTON

Belmont Square, Webster, Sumner, Lamson and Seaver streets ... 30,000

Central Square, Meridian and Border streets. .

40,310

Maverick Square, Sumner and Maver- ick streets. 4,396 Prescott Square, Trenton, Eagle and Prescott streets. 12,284

Putnam Square, Putnam, White and Trenton streets. 11,628

HYDE PARK

Camp Meigs, Readville

122,404

Green, junction of Beacon street and Metropolitan avenue. . 220

Green, junction of Milton avenue and Highland street. 220

Green, junction of Williams avenue and Prospect street. 700

Greenwood Square, junction of Thatcher street and Central avenue. . 200

Webster Square, junction of Webster street and Central avenue. 220 Wolcott Square Readville. 220

ROXBURY

Alvah Kittredge Park. Highland street and Highland avenue.

5,600

Berners Square, Plymouth and Bellevue streets.

56,628 20,975

Bromley Park, Albert to Bickford street Cedar Square, Cedar street, between Juniper and Thornton streets .. 26.163

City Storage Grounds, Massachusetts avenue, adjoining N Y, NH & HRR Elm Hill Park, off 550 Warren street ... Francis Circle, junction of Huntington avenue, Tremont and Francis street .. Highland Park, Fort avenue and Beech Glen street ..

158,421

Horatio Harris Park, Walnut avenue, from Munroe to Townsend street. .. 116.000

Linwood Park, Centre and Linwood streets .. 3,625 21,000

Longwood Park, Park and Austin sts ... Madison Square, Sterling, Marble, War- wick and Westminster streets. 122,191

Orchard Park, Chadwick, Orchard Park and Yeoman street 104,492

Public Ground, corner Blue Hill avenue and Seaver street.

2.500

Public Ground, Warren, St.James and Regent streets. . 1,380

1,253

Square, Albany street, near Mall street Square, Harold, Crawford and Abbots- ford streets.

966

74,279 6.920

1,662

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PUBLIC GROUNDS, SQUARES &C-PUBLIC BATHS &C

Square, 'Old ; Heath, New Heath and Parker streets. 2,419

Walnut, Park, between Washington st and Walnut avenue. .. 5,736 Washington Park, Dale and Bainbridge . streets 396,125

SOUTH BOSTON

Independence Square, Broadway, Sec- -ond. M and N streets. ..

283,140

Lincoln Square, Emerson, Fourth and M streets, 9.510

Telegraph Hill, Thomas Park .. 190,000

WEST ROXBURY

Carruth Square, South Conway, South Fairview and Robert streets.

750

Central Square, Centre and Perkins sts

3,200

Mt. Bellevue, public ground, water

tower at summit

27.772

Oakview Terrace, off Centre street .. 5,287

Soldiers' Monument Lot, South and Centre streets, Jamaica Plain. . 5,870

Total area of Public Grounds, etc., 2,770,180 square feet, or 63.59 acres

RECAPITULATION

Acres

Parks and Parkways:

Main Park System. 1,456.35

Marine Park System. 437.90

Miscellaneous Parks. 425.26

Public Grounds, Squares, etc ..

63.59

Grand total. 2,383.10

Bridges located in Parks and Parkways:

PUBLIC GARDEN

Foot-bridge, over pond

THE FENS

Agassiz, carrying Agassiz road over the Fens water

Boylston, over outlet of the Fens

Charlesgate, over Boston & Albany Railroad and Ipswich street.

Commonwealth avenue, over outlet of the Fens. Fens, over outlet of Muddy river.

RIVERWAY

Audubon, over Newton circuit of Boston & Al- bany Railroad.

Bellevue, over Muddy river from Bellevue street.

Bridle Path, carrying the ride over Muddy river, near Audubon road.

Brookline avenue, over Muddy river.

Berners street foot-bridge, over Muddy river.

Huntington avenue, over outlet of Leverett pond.

Longwood, carrying Longwood avenue over Muddy river.

OLMSTEAD PARK

Foot-bridges, at Leverett pond and over outlets of Willow pond and Ward's pond.

FRANKLIN PARK

Ellicott arch, carrying Circuit drive over walk at Ellicottdale.

Forest Hills, carrying entrance to Franklin Park over traffic road.

Overlook arch over entrance to Overlook Shelter. Scarboro', carrying Circuit drive over Scarboro' pond.

Scarboro' pond foot-bridge, carrying the walk over Scarboro' pond.

COLUMBIA ROAD

Columbia road, over Old Colony avenue and Plymouth division of New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.

Columbia road, over Shoreham street

MARINE PARK Castle Island, South Boston to Castle Island.

WOOD IBLAND PARK

Neptune, carrying Neptune road over Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad.

Foot-bridge, from Prescott street over Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad.

PLAYGROUNDS WITH LOCATIONS.

Ashmont, Brent st. near Talbot av., Dor. Billings Field, LaGrange and Bellevue sts., W. Rox.

Carolina av. near Lee st., Jamaica Plain.

Charlesbank, Charles st., West End.

Charlestown, Main and Alford sts., Ohsn.

Charlestown Heights, Bunker Hill and Medford sts.

Chestnut Hill, junction Beacon and Chestnut Hill av., Brighton.

Christopher Gibson, Dorchester and Geneva av., Dor.

Columbus Avenue, at Camden st., South End. Common, Charles st. side.

Commonwealth, C, D and Cypher sts., S. B.

Cottage Street, near Maverick st., East Boston. Dorchester Park, Dorchester av. and Richmond st.

Dummy Field, Everett st .. Allston.

Factory Hill, Hyde Park, off Sunnyside.

Fellows Street, at Hunneman st., Roxbury. Fens, Back Bay.

First Street, at M st., South Boston.

Forest Hills, Washington st. and Firth rd., Ros Franklin Field, Blue Hill av. and Talbot av., Dor. Franklin Park, Dorchester.

Freeport Street, near foot of Park st., Dor.

John Winthrop, Dacia and Danube sts., Dor.

Marcella Street, Highland and Richie sts., Rox.

Massachusetts Avenue, near Edward Everett sq., Dorchester.

Mystic, Chelsea st. and Mystic river, Chsn.

Neponset, Neponset av , opp. Chickatawbut st., Ñep.

Norfolk Street, opposite Evelyn st., Mattapan.

North Brighton, Western av. and North Harvard st.

North End Beach, Commercial st.

Olmsted Park, Jamaicaway, J. P.

Orient Heights, Saratoga and Boardman sts., E. B.

Paris Street, East Boston.

Parker Hull, Reservoir lot, top of Parker Hill, Roxbury.

Parkinson, Forest Hills and Williams sts., J. P. Paul Gore Street, Jamaica Plain.

Portsmouth Street, Brighton.

Prince Street, North Bennet and Prince sts., North End.

Randolph Street, Albany and Randolph sts., South End.

Ripley, Trescott place, near Harvard st., Dor.

Rogers Park, Lake and Foster sts., Brighton.

Ronan (formerly Mt.Ida) Bowdoin and Percival sts., Dorchester.

Roslindale, South, Robert and South Walter sts., Ros.

Rutherford Avenue, at Austin st., Charlestown. Savin Hill, Springdale and Denny sts., Dor. Smith's Pond, Brainard st., Hyde Park

Strandway, Columbia rd., opp. Old Harbor st., South Boston.

Tyler Street, South End.

Ward 19, Phillips st., near Tremont st., Rox. West Fifth Street, between D and E sts., S. B. West Third Street, corner B st., South Boston.

William Eustis, Norfolk av. and Proctor st., Rox. Wood, near Hallet st., Neponset.

Wood Island Park, East Boston.

Public Baths and Gymnasia.

MAIN BATH HOUSES, OPEN ALL THE YEAR.

Cabot Street-203 Cabot st., Rox. Contain- ing 45 shower baths, a swimming pool, 75 by 25 feet, and a gymnasium.

Charlestown-Corner Bunker Hill and Lexing- ton sts. Containing 28 shower baths and a gym- nasium.

Dover Street-249 Dover st. Containing 33 shower baths for men and 17 for women, also tub bath. No gymnasium.

North Bennet Street North End. Contain- ing 65 shower baths, 400 lockers and gymnasium.

BATHS AND GYMNASIA IN OTHER CITY BUILDINGS, OPEN ALL THE YEAR.

Charlesbank-Charles st., West End, two houses (i. e., for men and women), 12 shower baths in each, outdoor gymnasium.

East Boston Gymnasium-116 Paris st., 74 shower baths.

Municipal Building-Corner Columbia rd. and Bird st. Dor., 26 shower baths, swimming pool Municipal Building-South near Sedgwick st., J. P., 19 shower baths and a swimming pool, 75 by 24 feet.

Municipal Building-Broadway between G and H sts .. S. B., 40 shower baths for men and 23 for women, 2 extension showers for boys.

South Boston Gymnasium-D st., 14 shower baths.

Municipal Building-75 Tyler st., South End, 40 shower baths.

Ward 9 Gymnasium-642 Harrison av., South End, 13 shower baths.

Ward 17 Muncipal Building-Vine cor. Dudley. Blossom Street, West End, gymnasium and shower baths.

BEACH BATHS

Dewey-Medford st., Chsn., three houses for men, women and children.

Freeport Street-Dor., two houses for men and women.

K Street-S. B., for women.

L Street-S. B., for men and boys.

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PUBLIC BATHS-CEMETERIES-PUBLIC MONUMENTS

Mckenzie-Dor., Columbia rd., two houses for men and women.

North End Park-Commercial st., two houses for men and women.

Tenean-Nep., two houses for men and women. Wood Island Park-E. B., two houses for men and women and one house for boys.

FLOATING BATHS.

Border Street-East Boston, two houses for men and women.

Charlesbank-West End, two houses for men and women.

Dover Street Bridge South End, two houses for men and women.

Fort Point Channel- South End, one house. Jeffries Point- East Boston, one house for men and women at different hours.

Mystic Bridge- Charlestown, one house.

Warren Bridge Charlestown, two houses for men and women.

OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOLS.

Orchard Park-Chadwick and Yeoman sts., Roxbury, two houses for men and women, with concrete open air pool 80 by 30 feet.

The Summer Baths will be opened daily from June 15 to Sept. 15, from 5 A.M. to 9 P.M. Indoor Baths open from 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. Monday and Thursday for women only, except Dover Street, which is open for both sexes every day.

Boys and girls under fifteen years of age shall not be admitted to the Bathing houses after 7 o'clock P.M., and the decision of the Trustees against admission shall be final. _

CEMETERIES

Boston Catholle Cemetery Association- 114 Dudley and 2374 Wash., Rox. Acting Pres., Edwin A. Wall. Treas., James McCormick. Sec., Francis J. McBarron. Agent, Thomas M. Mclaughlin. Supt., M. H. Regan.

Bunker Hill Burial Ground-Bunker Hill, Charlestown.

Catholic Burial Ground-Summit Bunker Hill, Charlestown.

Cedar Grove Cemetery-Containing about fifty acres, situated in Dorchester between Adams. Milton and Granite streets. Office at Cemetery. Board of Trustees-Edwin J. Ham, pres .; W. D. O. Curtis, vice-pres .; Guy A Ham, sec. and treas., 24 Milk; G. A. Wheeler, Amos T. White, William D. C. Curtis, Walter B. Grant, J. J. Wall. Supt. P. J. Caldwell, at the Cemetery.

Central Burial Ground -- On the Common.

Codman Burial Ground-Norfolk st., Dor.

Copp's Hill Burial Ground-Charter and Hull streets.

Dorchester Old North Burial Ground- Stoughton, cor. Columbia road. Upham's Corner.

Dorchester South Burial Ground -- Dor- chester avenue, near Codman.

East Boston Cemetery-Swift, cor. Benning- ton, E. B. Frank L. Turne,r custodian.

Eliot Cemetery (1630)-Washington, corner Eustis.

Eliot Cemetery (1785)-Eliot, near Vane, J. P

Evergreen Cemetery-Commonwealth av. near Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Brighton. Charles P. Harding, custodian.

Fairview Cemetery-Fairview Avenue, Hyde Park. Francis T. Donovan, custodian.

Forest Hills Cemetery-Morton street, Ja- maica Plain, containing 256 acres. Office 14 Beacon. Arthur R. Potter, sec. and treas. Board of Trustees, Charles G. Smith, pres .; Thomas A. Forsyth, vice-pres .; George R. White, William A. Gaston, Andrew J. Peters, Dr. Harold Williams, Nelson Curtis, Henry S. Adams, supt., office at the cemetery.

Gethsemane Cemetery-Baker st., W. R. Office 808 Parker, Rox., hours 11 A. M. to 1 P. M.

Granary Burial Ground-Tremont, opposite Bromfield.

Grove Street_Cemeteries -- Grove, beyond Washington, W. R. (eight Jewish)

Hawes Cemetery-Emerson cor. L., S. B.

Jewish Cemeteries-Centre st., West Rox- bury (six).

King's Chapel Burial Ground-Tremont near School.

Market Street Cemetery-Market, beyond Washington, Br.

Mt. Auburn Cemetery-Cambridge and Watertown. Office 601 Sears bldg .. 199 Wash- ington. Trustees, Prentiss Cummings, pres ; Charles F. Choate. Edwin Hale Abbot, Thomas P. Beal, Wm. L. Richardson, Joseph B. Russell, Edward W. Hutchins, Jerome Jones, Alfred Hemenway, Franklin W. Hobbs, Wallace L. Pierce., Sec and Treas., Prentice W. Abbott. James C. Scorgie, supt., Cambridge.

Mt.Benedict Cemetery-Corey near Newton line West Roxbury.

Mt.Calvary Cemetery-Berry, cor. Sutton, Roslindale. Martin H. Regan, Supt.

Mt.Hope Cemetery-This Cemetery, con- taining 117 acres 36,500 sq. ft., is on Walk Hill street, Mattapan, and is under the care of the City Cemetery Dept. Leonard W. Ross, Supt.

New Calvary Cemetery-Harvard, near Walk Hill, Mat.

Ohabel Shalom Burial Ground-Words- worth corner Homer, E. B.

Phipps St. Burial Ground-Phipps st., Charlestown.

Old Catholic Burial Ground-Bernard st., Dorchester (St.Mary's).

Rainsford Island Cemetery-Rainsford Island.

St. Augustine Cemetery-Dorchester, corner West Sixth, South Boston.

St.Joseph's-Baker, beyond Weld, W. R. (Catholic). Containing 100 acres. Cardinal William H. O'Connell, pres .; Daniel F. Doherty, vice pres .; John A. Bruen, clerk; Richard F. Johnson, treas. Trustees, James W. Dunphy, Joseph A. Cogan, Joseph P. O'Connell, Michael J. O Hearn; James M. Driscoll, supt.

St.Joseph's Catholle Cemetery-Fenwick street. Roxbury.

St. Mary's -Grove, junct. Washington, W. R. (Catholic.)

St. Michael Italian Catholle Cemetery- Walk Hill, near Canterbury, Ros. .

South Burial Ground-Wash. near East Newton.

Toll Gate Catholic Cemetery-Hyde Park av., near Walk Hill, West Roxbury.

Union Cemetery-East Fifth, near L, S. B.

Walter Street Cemetery-Walter, near

Mendum, W. R.

Warren Cemetery-Kearsarge av., Roxbury.

Westerly Cemetery-Centre, near LaGrange, W. R.

Woodlawn Cemetery The-Everett. Charles Leeds, pres. Roscoe Pierce, sec. and treas., Office 3 Hamilton place, room 326. Trustees, Frank W. Remick, Charles Leeds, Wilmot R. Evans, George H. Gammans, J. Frank Wellington, Albert N. Parlin, Fred A. Davenport, Prescott Chamber- lain, Wm. A. Muller. act. supt., William J. Mc- Clintock, Everett.

PUBLIC MONUMENTS AND STATUES

The following list, arranged alphabetically. comprises the principal monuments and stat- ues located in the parks, squares, avenues and other public thoroughfares of the city of Bos- ton. It does not include statues located in halls, theatres, association rooms or private residences. Wherever possible to obtain the information, the list contains the location, the name of the sculp- tor, and the year of erection or dedication.

Adams Samuel, Adams sq .; Anne Whitney, 1880.

Andrew John A., Doric Hall, State House; 1872.

Apollo, Grounds of the Museum of Fine Arts. Appeal to the Great Spirit. Museum of Fine Arts grounds; Cyrus E. Dallin, 1912.

Army Nurses, Hall of Flags, State House; Bela L. Pratt, 1914.

Aristides, Louisburg sq .; Italian work, 1849.

Attucks Crispus, monument, Boston Common; Robert Kraus.

Banks Nathaniel P., General, State House park; Henry H. Kitson, 1908.

Bartlett William F., Major General, Memo- rial Hall. State House; French, 1904.

Boston Common Monumental Tablet, East cor- ner of Common; R. Clipston Sturgis, 1914.

Brooks Phillips. Bishop, Trinity Church grounds; Augustus St.Gaudens, 1908.

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PUBLIC MONUMENTS-ISLANDS-LEGAL HOLIDAYS

Bulfinch Monument of the Revolution (re- stored), State House park.

Bunker Hill Monument, Breed's Hill, Charles- town; Solomon Willard, 1825-43. Cass Col. Thomas, Public Garden, opp. 240 Boylston; Richard E. Brooks, 1899.

Channing William E., Boylston cor. Arlington; Herbert Adams, 1903.

Choate Rufus, Suffolk County Court House, French.

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Boston, Massachusetts, city directory, 1916, Part 32

Author: Publication date: 1916 Publisher: Sampson & Murdock Co Number of Pages: 1542

Author:
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Sampson & Murdock Co
Number of Pages: 1542