tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post8385351113365548658..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Thomas Hutchinson and the First Stamp Act MobUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-28152440627135500762015-08-22T13:53:44.285-05:002015-08-22T13:53:44.285-05:00The Hutchinson house is gone, though portions of i...The Hutchinson house is gone, though portions of it were reportedly salvaged and incorporated into a nearby house at 4 Hutchinson St. Aside from the haw-haw, other elements of the grounds, including the view of Boston Harbor from the Trustees of Reservations property called "Governor Hutchinson's Field" atop Adams St. are still to be seen.G. Lovelynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-4314983431956547462015-08-21T23:12:51.641-05:002015-08-21T23:12:51.641-05:00I was looking at a Library of Congress page about ...I was looking at a Library of Congress page about the Milton house today. It included a photograph, but also indicated the house was heavily rebuilt since Hutchinson's time, so I have no idea whether the photo showed anything Hutchinson would have recognized.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-70617829855967846872015-08-21T23:00:44.780-05:002015-08-21T23:00:44.780-05:00And Hutchinson's house in Milton, where he ret...And Hutchinson's house in Milton, where he retreated to, stood long after. Some of the trees he planted and sections of his "haw-haw" are visible even today.G. Lovelynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-80170388510997349752015-08-21T16:52:31.489-05:002015-08-21T16:52:31.489-05:00This entry breaks off on the evening of 15 Aug 176...This entry breaks off on the evening of 15 Aug 1765, and I don't want to get ahead of the story. But I can say that the Hutchinson house stood until 1833. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-92034761679377474592015-08-21T16:38:44.254-05:002015-08-21T16:38:44.254-05:00I've heard two different stories (not surprisi...I've heard two different stories (not surprising) that the mob looted and pretty well tore up Hutch's house + chopped down the fruit trees in his front yard. Another story says that by daylight, the mob had completely demolished his house, leaving the foundation. Which is why the site of his house, near Revere's, is only marked with a small plaque. John L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14827783825431694038noreply@blogger.com