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Built in 1892, this was once a private residence and was converted to a hotel by Mark Hagopian and Charles Hajjar in 2013. The building blended in with the Victorian brownstones that line the Back Bay Boston streets. Boylston Street is famous for Boston Marathon finish line and was once named Frog Street. Speaking of former names, Bolyston Street is named for Ward Nicholas Boylston, a wealthy benefactor of Harvard University, who changed his name from Ward Halloway in response to his family’s Loyalist ties.
Boylston Street was originally formed the southern edge of the Boston Common, with tidal flats and marshes behind. When the Back Bay land reclamation project filled in the land, Boylston Street was expanded to the area, becoming a very important avenue for Boston.
So when you sign up for the 2026 CGS Boston Research Trip and find yourself at 655 Boylson Street, listen for those frogs and think of poor Ward Boylson’s Loyalist predicament.
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