Historic Sites and Homes in Charlestown

an illustrated talk by Carl Zellner

Historian of the Charlestown Historical Society

April 8, 2014 from 7:00-8:00 pm at the Battle of Bunker Hill Museum.

Carl Zellner has identified most of the historic homes and sites in Charlestown, and in this presentation will rapidly progress through some 120 photographs of the sites and explain their significance – Charlestown is 385 years old, with history found around every corner.

This plaque in City Square Park marks the beginning point of Paul Revere's Midnight Ride, April 18, 1775.

This plaque in City Square Park marks the beginning point of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride, April 18, 1775.

Carl Zellner lived in Charlestown for 30 years and created a significant library of knowledge on the people, monuments and sites of our town.  Carl spent months collecting and photographing the historic sites in Charlestown, which he will share with us on Tuesday, April 8.

Discover where the plaque is located that commemorates Charlestown resident Elizabeth Foster Goose, who wrote “The Old Woman who lived in a Shoe”. Learn about the Memorial to the Victims of 9/11, who lived in Charlestown. Find the site of the Great House built in 1629 by an advance party, to house the new government of the Massachusetts Bay Company, which was authorized by the Crown.

Carl’s presentation will include all the churches, cemeteries, and schools of Charlestown.

Phipps Street Burying Ground, established in 1648, contains the graves of most of Charlestown's earliest settlers

Phipps Street Burying Ground, established in 1648, contains the graves of most of Charlestown’s earliest settlers

 

Charlestown men and women were involved in every major military event, including the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, Civil war, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam, Iraq etc.  Learn where and how our veterans are remembered. Many distinguished Americans were born and or lived in Charlestown, including  benefactors who had colleges or Universities named after them: Harvard, Tufts, Carleton, Colby, and Doane.

Carl will also share the homes of the many influential and important people who lived in Charlestown, such as the resident of the Swallow Mansion on Cordis Street, the home with the four Greek columns. 

Do not miss this opportunity to see the complete visual history of Charlestown, without the rain, snow and hail!.

Sponsored by the Charlestown Historical Society, open to the public, light refreshments will be served.

The event will be held in the Education room of the Bunker Hill Museum on Tuesday April 8, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. to 8:00

The Austin Block on Main Street was built in 1822 from split stone quarried from Outer Brewster Island.

The Austin Block on Main Street was built in 1822 from split stone quarried from Outer Brewster Island.

 

 

Coming Event

Archaeology Walking Tour: From Bunker Hill Monument through the Big Dig to City Square, led by City of Boston Archaeologist Joe Bagley.
May 3, 2014 11 am to 12 noon.
The tour will point out the locations of past excavations and the significance to Charlestown today.
The CHS, CPS, Friends of City Square and Friends of the Training Field will co-host the event.
The event will end at City Square, and then proceed to the Training Field for Lunch hosted by the Friends of the Training Field.