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).[1] 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.[2]
^Boston (Mass.). Street laying-out Dept. (1910), A record of the streets, alleys, places, etc. in the city of Boston (2 ed.), Boston: City of Boston Printing Dept.,
OL16574538M
Scollay's building, Court St., 19th century (stereograph by
John P. Soule)
c. 1880s
Further reading
John T. Hassam (1903).
No.47 Court Street, Boston. Boston: David Clapp & Son.. ("Reprinted with additions from Notes and Queries of the Boston Transcript of Oct. 25, 1902")