Not sure how far I will get with this project,
but I decided to photograph the historical plaques in Old Town. Probably not all of them, but I will try and get to the ones
in the central core.
A point of clarification needs to be
made. There are hundreds of
oval-shaped plaques on houses in Old Town. I’m not photographing those. I’m interested in the square ones that give historical
info.
For each plaque I will photograph the plaque
and then the house or building.
I’m also initially providing a photo of the
original grid layout of the city, from 1749 when the crescent-shaped bay
reached to Lee Street, named Water Street back then.
Another map is from 1877 with the landfill
having produced Union Street.
These maps are from A Seaport Saga, a
wonderful book by William Francis Smith and T. Michael Miller.
115 Prince Street
Captain’s Row
This portion of Prince Street is one of my
favorites in Old Town. Sea
captain’s built Federal style homes here.
Today, while King Street bustles with activity, this cobblestone first
block of Prince Street lies a lot more quiet.
What’s interesting about this plaque is the
mention of Frederick Vaccari. Google
has very little on him.
The map of the city, laid out grid style in
1749, shows the waters edge halfway up Prince Street.
As far as I could see, this is the only plaque in the block of Prince, South Lee, King and South Union. Interesting to note that 100 King does not
have a plaque. This was the Corn
Exchange Building, that currently is home to Red Curry restaurant.
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