![]() ![]() Many free Blacks who lived along Acorn Street and nearby worked in those homes.Īcorn Street: Architectural Digest: The 53 most beautiful streets in the world Further up Beacon Hill were homes of wealthy white families. "In the years before the Civil War, this area of Beacon Hill was part of a large African American community. ![]() "They were not, however, enslaved people, though it is likely some had been. They were also Black," stated Perceptive Travel. "They were artisans, craftspeople, and servants. The street has a long history, according to the Perceptive Travel Blog, which notes there were indeed artisans living along Acorn Street back in Colonial days. It was on this lovely street that 19th-century artisans and trades people lived," said Old Town Trolley Tours. ![]() "One of the most photographed streets in the city, Acorn Street offers visitors a reminiscent ride back to colonial Boston. Plus, it's only a few minutes away from the lush Boston Public Garden."Īcorn Street is a beautiful trip back in time. Acorn Street is one of the most photographed in the whole city - perhaps because it’s a stylish rendition of Colonial Boston. "Famous for its steep, narrow streets lined with classically American Federal-style (and a few Victorian) row houses, Beacon Hill was built in 1795, and it shows. "If there could only be one picturesque neighborhood in Boston, it would be Beacon Hill," Architectural Digest stated. That street is on Beacon Hill in Boston. It is Acorn Street. On a list by Architectural Digest of the 53 most beautiful streets in the world, one street in Massachusetts made the grade. ![]()
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