This wasn’t built yesterday, and it’s been working for years. Can you figure out what this mystery Photo is, and where it is? Send your idea to ebrack2@gmail.com and tell us what your hometown is.
Three readers told us that this red-bricked home in Boston, Mass. was the Pierce-Hichborn House, circa 1711. But the guy who sent us this photo, Chuck Paul of Norcross, took it recently when touring Boston and said that a sign there said it was the home of Patriot Paul Revere.
Jay Altman of Columbia, S.C., George Graf of Palmyra, Va. and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas said it was the Pierce-Hichborn House. Peel added: “Today’s mystery is located at 29 North Square in Boston’s North End historic district. Originally built in 1711, this three-story, brick building marked a shift away from the more traditional, Tudor-style, timber cottages that dominated the city in the 17th century. It is one of Boston’s earliest surviving brick houses, with many of the original, handmade bricks being imported from England as ship ballast, well before most of Boston’s own brickyards were established and operational.
“The Pierce-Hichborn House was purchased in 1781 by Nathaniel Hichborn (1737–1824), a Boston-born craftsman and shipbuilder who lived and worked in the city’s North End, the heart of Boston’s maritime industry. He was a first cousin of the American Revolutionary patriot, Paul Revere (1735–1818), who lived in the Tudor-style cottage immediately next door to the Pierce-Hichborn House.”
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Suwanee wins “Exceptional Main Street” designation
The City of Suwanee is honored to be named a Georgia Exceptional Main Street (GEMS) community by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. This designation recognizes Suwanee as one of the top Main Street programs in the state, celebrating the city’s commitment to downtown revitalization, economic development, and community innovation. At the October 26 City Council meeting, Cherie Bennett, left, director of the Office of Downtown Development at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, formally presented the City of Suwanee with the Georgia Exceptional Main Street (GEMS) designation and award. In the center is Suwanee Economic Development Manager Chris Hardin, and at the right is Mayor Jimmy Burnette.
