Living on Beacon Hill, Boston’s pinnacle neighborhood that brims with history and wealth, is a dream that is out of reach to many individuals due to the astronomically high real estate prices in the area. However, even if one were to have an unlimited budget to buy whatever home in Beacon Hill they desired, the limitless possibilities would make it hard for an individual to decide. If I had an unlimited budget, I would choose 94 Pinckney Street as my residence on Beacon Hill.
The choice of 94 Pinckney Street would not be based off the interior of the residence, as the property has been extensively renovated causing it to lose its original touch, but because of its locality. Perfectly located to the left of the Charles River, and to the right …show more content…
The area where 94 Pinckney Street is located did not exist in 1630, for the part of the shoreline that touched Beacon Hill extended east of Charles Street. Originally, the land which the shoreline extended to in 1630 belonged to John Singleton Copley, a famous painter of the time. Justin Winsor, writes in The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County ..., Volume 4, that “In 1771…[Copley] owned all the land which lies between Charles, Beacon, Walnut, and MT. Vernon streets, Louisburg Square and Pinckney Street, - about eleven acres” (387). However, the onset of the American Revolution led to Copley permanently taking residence in England because of his loyalty to the Crown. Through an agent, Copley looked to sell his property because he assumed it was worthless. Thus, when Johnathon Mason, Harrison Gray Otis, and Charles Bullfinch approached John Copley in 1795 about buying his land, he eagerly …show more content…
Throughout the history of Boston, the Golden Dome of the State House had stood as a symbol of not only government, but of the city itself. However, there was concern that the continuous construction of buildings would clutter the skyline and prevent the Golden Dome from being noticeable anymore. To prevent this from happening, George Walter Born wrote in Urban Preservation and Renewal: Designating the Historic Beacon Hill District in 1950s Boston, that “Lawmakers sought to ensure that it [remained] the highest landmark in the skyline…[adopted] in 1899 a 90-feet restriction on one side of the State House and in 1901 a 100-feet limitation on the other” (Born
The choice of 94 Pinckney Street would not be based off the interior of the residence, as the property has been extensively renovated causing it to lose its original touch, but because of its locality. Perfectly located to the left of the Charles River, and to the right …show more content…
The area where 94 Pinckney Street is located did not exist in 1630, for the part of the shoreline that touched Beacon Hill extended east of Charles Street. Originally, the land which the shoreline extended to in 1630 belonged to John Singleton Copley, a famous painter of the time. Justin Winsor, writes in The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County ..., Volume 4, that “In 1771…[Copley] owned all the land which lies between Charles, Beacon, Walnut, and MT. Vernon streets, Louisburg Square and Pinckney Street, - about eleven acres” (387). However, the onset of the American Revolution led to Copley permanently taking residence in England because of his loyalty to the Crown. Through an agent, Copley looked to sell his property because he assumed it was worthless. Thus, when Johnathon Mason, Harrison Gray Otis, and Charles Bullfinch approached John Copley in 1795 about buying his land, he eagerly …show more content…
Throughout the history of Boston, the Golden Dome of the State House had stood as a symbol of not only government, but of the city itself. However, there was concern that the continuous construction of buildings would clutter the skyline and prevent the Golden Dome from being noticeable anymore. To prevent this from happening, George Walter Born wrote in Urban Preservation and Renewal: Designating the Historic Beacon Hill District in 1950s Boston, that “Lawmakers sought to ensure that it [remained] the highest landmark in the skyline…[adopted] in 1899 a 90-feet restriction on one side of the State House and in 1901 a 100-feet limitation on the other” (Born