Court Street (est. July 4, 1788) is located in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to 1788, it was called Prison Lane (1634–1708) and then Queen Street (1708–1788). In the 19th century it extended beyond its current length, to Bowdoin Square. In the 1960s most of Court Street was demolished to make way for the construction of Government Center. The remaining street extends a few blocks, near the Old State House on State Street.
Tenants of Court Street
Ames Building Former tenants American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge Annin & Smith, 19th-century engravers Boston Daily Advertiser Boston Gaol (Massachusetts), 1635–1822 Concert Hall (Boston, Massachusetts) S.H. Gregory & Co., wallpaper, 1840s–1870s Elias Howe Company music publisher Independent Chronicle Charles H. Keith, music & umbrellas, 1840s–1850s Munroe & Francis, publishers The New-England Courant Palace Theatre S.S. Pierce, grocer, 19th century Henry Prentiss, music & umbrellas, 1830s–1850s New-England Museum (Boston) N.S. Simpkins' bookshop, 1820s William Tudor Young's Hotel (Boston)
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Further reading . ("Reprinted with additions from Notes and Queries of the Boston Transcript of Oct. 25, 1902")
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Bostonian Society. Photos: Franklin celebration, Court Street, 1856 Intersection of Court and Tremont Streets, c. 1860 , c. 1870 89-81 Court Street, c. 1870 Court Street at Scollay Square, c. 1870 Corner of Court Street and Cornhill, c. 1875 Cobb's Boston Tea Company at 71 and 73 Court Street, c. 1890 Court Square and Court Street, January 9, 1919 at 17 Court Street in Scollay Square, c. 1925 Court and Tremont Streets, Scollay Square, August 12, 1934 Court Street and Scollay Square, c. 1955 Cornhill and Court Street, c. 1955-65 Intersection of Court, Cambridge and Tremont Streets, 1967 Pilgrim Lounge at Court Street, c. 1968 Flickr. 2005 Flickr. 2005. Flickr. 2006. Flickr. 2006 Flickr. Ames Building, 2007 Flickr. 26 Court St., 2008 Flickr. Corner of Tremont and Court, 2009 Flickr. Corner of Tremont and Court, 2009