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New FieldsTransportation & IndustryYankees & Brahmins The Bonner map clipped to show Barton's Ropewalk

James Barton

James Barton was the owner of a rope walk in the West End, on the land of descendants of Sir John Leverett.

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New FieldsPolitics & LawYankees & Brahmins Judge Charles Chambers

Charles Chambers

Charles Chambers was a West End landowner and a judge on the Court of Common Pleas from 1719 to 1739.

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New FieldsSocial & Religious InstitutionsYankees & Brahmins Drawing of First Church

Reverend James Allen

Reverend James Allen Reverend James Allen was the Congregationalist pastor of First Church in Boston from 1668 to 1710. The church is now located on 66 Marlborough Street. Allen was born in Hampshire, England in 1632 to the town’s minister. He graduated from Emmanuel College (BA) and Oxford University (Masters) and held religious and academic…

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Art & LiteratureBusinessImmigrant Neighborhood Leon Bishop

Leon W. Bishop

Leon Bishop lived in the West End in 1902 when he became one of the first amateur radio pioneers in Boston and the United States, broadcasting wireless radio concerts to listeners throughout the city.

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City PlanningNew FieldsYankees & Brahmins The Bonner map clipped to show Staniford and Lynde Streets

John Staniford

John Staniford was a New Fields (now West End) land owner and decon who lived from 1678 to 1752. He built Staniford Street and Lynde Street, and is the namesake of the former.

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BusinessWest BostonWomenYankees & Brahmins The First Harrison Grey Otis House and Old West Church c. 1910

The Williams Sisters

The Williams Sisters occupied the Otis House in the mid 19th century, operating the grand Bulfinch Mansion as a boarding house.

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Immigrant NeighborhoodTransportation & IndustryYankees & Brahmins Henry Whitney

Henry Whitney

Henry Whitney was the president and founder of the West End Street Railway Company during the Gilded Age. He led the company to expand across Boston, and was integral to Boston completing North America’s first subway lines, the precursor to today’s MBTA.

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Immigrant NeighborhoodSchools & EducationSocial & Religious InstitutionsWomen Eva Whiting White in one of her characteristic hats

Eva Whiting White

Eva Whiting White was Director of the Elizabeth Peabody House for nearly 3 decades from 1922 to 1950. 

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