| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1600/00/00 | Mill Pond was a marshy body of water now roughly defined by Merrimac St, N Washington St and Haymarket Square. A raised natural footpath, now Causeway St, across the mouth of the pond separates it from the Charles River. | |||||
| 1643/00/00 | Boston grants a group of investors ownership of a marshy cove on the condition they build one or more corn mills (lost). They dam the cove and dig a channel (lost) called Mill Creek to connect the new Mill Pond to Town Cove adjacent to Long Wharf. | |||||
| 1797/00/00 | A group of proprietors buy the rights to Mill Pond to fill it in and sell the land. They close the floodgates to prevent fresh water from entering the pond, but residents continued to dump trash into the water creating a terrible mess. | |||||
| 1803/03/00 | In the spring of 1807, the Boston Mill Corporation makes an agreement with the Town that allows them to begin filling Mill Pond. | |||||
| 1804/03/00 | The proprietors of Mill Pond incorporate as the Boston Mill Corporation, and in the spring of 1807 they reach an agreement with the town that allows them to begin filling the pond. | |||||
| 1808/00/00 | Charles Bulfinch | Architect | Charles Bulfinch designs a triangular street pattern bounded by Causeway, N Washington and Merrimac Sts with a canal beside the center street, Canal Street. It is unclear if this canal was ever built. The land is gridded off into lots and sold. | |||
| 1828/00/00 | The filling of Mill Pond is completed, adding 50 acres of land to Boston. For more than 21 years workers carted dirt from the summit of Beacon Hill, Copps Hill, and surrounding areas to Mill Pond. | |||||
| 1871/00/00 | Gridley J F Bryant | Architect | Designed by Gridley J F Bryant in the Second Empire style, the Paine Furniture Company is completed at 48-72 Canal Street, Boston. | |||
| 1906/00/00 | Eastman and Spofford | Architect | Designed by Eastman and Spofford, the Keaney Square Building is erected at 249-267 Causeway Street at the northeast corner of the historic Mill Pond site. |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Building at 138-142 Portland Street |
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| Particulars for Bulfinch Triangle Historic District: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Architectural Style | Beaux Arts |
| Area of Significance | Business |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Area of Significance | Community Planning and Development |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Industry |
| Historic Use | Manufacturing facility |
| Owner | Private |
| Architectural Style | Romanesque Revival |
| Architectural Style | Second Empire |
| Building Type | Warehouse |
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