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It would be impossible to enumerate the notable speakers and meetings which have rendered this hall famous, from General Gage down to Daniel Webster, Theodore Roosevelt, and Marshal Joffre. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO ENUMERATE THE NOTABLE SPEAKERS AND MEETINGS WHICH HAVE RENDERED THIS HALL FAMOUS FROM GENERAL GAGE DOWN TO DANIEL WEBSTER THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND MARSHALL GEOFFRE
hurch and King's Chapel--of careful architectural study and enjoyment. There are portraits, pictures, relics, and rooms within, and without the beautifully quaint lines and truly lovely details of the façade infuse a perpetual charm into the atmosphere of the city. It was directly in front of this building that the Boston Massacre took place in 1770, and from this second-story balcony that the repeal of the Stamp Act was read, and ten years later the full text of the Declaration of Independence. Perhaps the next most interesting building in this section of old Boston is Faneuil Hall, the "Cradle of Liberty" whose dignified, old-fashioned proportions were not lost--thanks to Bulfinch--when it was enlarged. A gift of a public-spirited citizen, this building has served in a double capacity for a hundred and seventy-seven years, having public market-stalls below and a large hall above--a hall which is never rented, but used freely by the people whenever they wish to discuss public affairs. LD SOUTH CHURCH AND KING'S CHAPEL OF CAREFUL ARCHITECTURAL STUDY AND ENJOYMENT THERE ARE PORTRAITS PICTURES RELICS AND ROOMS WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE BEAUTIFULLY QUAINT LINES AND TRULY LOVELY DETAILS OF THE FACADE INFUSE A PERPETUAL CHARM INTO THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE CITY IT WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THIS BUILDING THAT THE BOSTON MASSACRE TOOK PLACE IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY AND FROM THIS SECOND STORY BALCONY THAT THE REPEAL OF THE STAMP ACT WAS READ AND TEN YEARS LATER THE FULL TEXT OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE PERHAPS THE NEXT MOST INTERESTING BUILDING IN THIS SECTION OF OLD BOSTON IS FANUAL HALL THE CRADLE OF LIBERTY WHOSE DIGNIFIED OLD FASHIONED PROPORTIONS WERE NOT LOST THANKS TO BULFINCH WHEN IT WAS ENLARGED A GIFT OF A PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZEN THIS BUILDING HAS SERVED IN A DOUBLE CAPACITY FOR A HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN YEARS HAVING PUBLIC MARKET STALLS BELOW AND A LARGE HALL ABOVE A HALL WHICH IS NEVER RENTED BUT USED FREELY BY THE PEOPLE WHENEVER THEY WISH TO DISCUSS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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