But a write-up on the hiring of the new general manager for this same area in the Dorchester Reporter didn’t even mention Quincy Market, referring to it as Faneuil Hall Marketplace throughout. The website Tripsavvy reports that “The Faneuil Hall Marketplace is commonly referred to as Quincy Market.” OK. So what is all of this, the sum of these parts, called? So those are the components of this place, and the boundaries that hem them in, as I understand them. The Hard Rock Café, and, further west, the Bell in Hand, sit just to its north. The boundaries of this particular land mass are well understood: Hong Kong, the best karaoke bar in Boston, sits just to its south. At least when it comes to this year’s holiday decorations, these two entities do not always see eye to eye. It is, however, distinct from Faneuil Hall Marketplace-so distinct, I also learned, that it’s owned by a completely different company than the one that owns both Quincy Market and the North and South markets. It’s very clearly at the border of, and not in the center of, this particular historic marketplace, but that is in fact what it’s called. This, I learned just this month, is something called Marketplace Center. There are two other buildings of equal length filled with shops and restaurants running up both of Quincy Market’s sides-one to the north, and one to the south-which are known as North Market and South Market.Īt this area’s easternmost edge is yet another collection of stores, inside a curled building wrapped around a circular courtyard. Here’s what I do know: Quincy Market, the long food hall with a domed rotunda in its center that is easy enough to identify because it has the words “QUINCY MARKET” written in big block letters on its facade, is Quincy Market. And I have never once been exactly sure what to call this collection of stores large and small, and restaurants good and bad. For years now, I’ve been making trips to this place, particularly during this time of year. Not so for everything that lies east of this vaunted landmark. history class or rode a duck boat can say with crystal clarity: What Faneuil Hall is, where it is located, and what it is called. Here are a few things most everyone in America who ever took a U.S. It continues to be used for commercial purposes to this day.Faneuil Hall is easy. Market Streets and another listed National Historic Landmark: Faneuil Hall. Today, Quincy Hall continues to operate as part of the Faneuil Hall Marketplace complex, which consists of the North and South It contains 128 market stalls and stores. Inside, the building is supported by massive cast iron pillars along the central aisle.
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The wings are composed of a remarkable serial post-and-lintel structure of granite slabs, which allows for the large round-arched and square-headed windows.
Each wing ends in a portico of Doric-style columnns. The market hall is a two-story structure built in a Greek Revival style, with two long gable-roofed wings stretching to the east and west from a central rotunda with a lantern dome enclosed by a stone parapet. A site was chosen close to the waterfront, and the old Town Dock was silted up and sturdy wharves built upon which the new market hall could be constructed. Construction began in 1826, and was completed the following year, at a cost of more than $1,100,000. Local architect Alexander Parris was commissioned to design the structure. However, it had become apparent that this was inadequate for a growing local economy, and a new development was proposed to the east. In the 1820s, most mercantile activities took place in the nearby Faneuil Hall. The hall was named after Josiah Quincy, the mayor of Boston from 1823 to 1828 and the man responsible for organizing the construction of this market.
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