Cornhill, Boston

Cornhill was a street in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, located on the site of the current City Hall Plaza in Government Center. It was named in 1829; previously it was known as Market Street (1807–1828). In its time, it comprised a busy part of the city near Brattle Street, Court Street and Scollay Square. In the 19th century, it was the home of many bookstores and publishing companies. As of 1969, Cornhill exists as 144 feet along the edge of City Hall Plaza.

Image:1826 CourtSt map Boston byStephenPFuller detail BPL10344.png|Detail of 1826 map of Boston, showing Market Street (renamed Cornhill in 1828) Image:1832 ElmSt map Boston Stimpson BPL10944.png|Detail of 1832 map of Boston, showing Cornhill and vicinity Image:1836 Cornhill Boston2 Harvard.png|Cornhill, . Shows shops of Light & Horton; Gerry & Burt; George W. Light; Peck & Co.; William Peirce; etc. Image:1846 PrisonersFriend Cornhill Boston.png|Advertising for the Prisoner's Friend published on Cornhill, c. 1840s. "Devoted to the abolition of capitol punishment, and the improvement of prison discipline" Image:Rand Cornhill BostonDirectory1849.png|Advertisement for George C. Rand & Co. printers, 1849 Image:1854 StephenSmith Cornhill Boston.png|Advertisement for Stephen Smith's Desk Warehouse, 1854 Image:1856 Whigs Cornhill Boston.png|Whig Headquarters, 1856 Image:1860 Campbell Cornhill Boston.png|Ad for James Campbell, antiquarian bookshop, c. 1860s Image:Crosswalk on Cornhill and Maplewood streetcar, April 1897.jpg|c. 1897 Image:Cornhill ca1905 Boston BPL 08 02 001023.png|Cornhill, Boston, c. 1905 Image:BrattleSt ca1920 Boston BPL 08 02 001024.jpg|Overview of Brattle St. (left), Cornhill (right), and Faneuil Hall (upper right), c. 1920 NOTOC