Court Street (Boston)

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). 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.

Tenants of Court Street

 * Ames Building
 * Former tenants
 * American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge
 * Annin & Smith, 19th-century engravers
 * Boston Daily Advertiser
 * Boston Gaol (Massachusetts), 1635–1822
 * Concert Hall (Boston, Massachusetts)
 * S.H. Gregory & Co., wallpaper, 1840s–1870s
 * Elias Howe Company
 * Independent Chronicle
 * Charles H. Keith, music & umbrellas, 1840s–1850s
 * Munroe & Francis, publishers
 * The New-England Courant
 * Palace Theatre
 * S.S. Pierce, grocer, 19th century
 * Henry Prentiss, music & umbrellas, 1830s–1850s
 * New-England Museum (Boston)
 * N.S. Simpkins' bookshop, 1820s
 * William Tudor
 * Young's Hotel (Boston)