Blackstone Block Historic District
- Vicinity: Area bound by Union, Hanover, Blackstone, and North Sts
- Urban District of Government Center, Boston in Boston
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1700/00/00 | Painter Tom Childs imports a millstone from England for grinding paint pigments in 1635 or 1700. Known as the "Boston Stone", it can be found on the eastside of Marshall St, north of Creek Square. | |||||
| 1716/00/00 | Benjamin Franklin | Home, Work | Josiah Franklin welcomes his son Benjamin as his assistant in the tallow-chandlery shop (lost) at the sign of the Blue Ball at the southwest corner of Union and Hanover Streets in Boston. | |||
| 1737/00/00 | Tom Childs incorporates his millstone into an exterior wall of his mansion (lost), becoming a local landmark. | |||||
| 1775/04/18 | British gunsmith Jasper reports to Col Josiah Waters, a Patriot, that a Sergent Major in the British Army who is quartered at the Jasper home (lost) on Hatters Square returned hastily to retrieve his gear. | The Midnight Ride | ||||
| 1835/00/00 | Tom Childs' dwelling is razed and his millstone, the "Boston Stone", is installed into the side of a new building on the eastside of Marshall St, north of Creek Square. |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Bell in Hand Tavern, Boston |
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| Durty Nelly's, Boston |
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| Ebenezer Hancock House | ||
| Freedom Trail | ||
| The Green Dragon Tavern, Boston |
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| Union Oyster House |
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| Particulars for Blackstone Block Historic District: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Area of Significance | Community Planning and Development |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Architectural Style | Federal Style |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Architectural Style | Late Victorian |
| Architectural Style | Mid 19th century revival |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Historic Use | Specialty Store |
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