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Clough's Atlases of Property Owners of Boston in 1798

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60-Page Atlas

60 pages of maps depicting Boston property ownership in 1798.
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12 maps depicting larger areas of Boston in 1798.

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Adams Street
- Block 3800
- Dock Sq. area
Aldens Lane
- Block 2000
- Bowdoin Sq. area
- Brattle Sq. area
Allens Highway
- Block 2200
- Block 2400
Allens Lane
- Block 2200
Alley to Baptist Meeting House
- Block 1400
Ann Street
- Block 1200a
- Block 1200b
- Block 1600
- Block 1700
- Block 1800
- North End 4
Arch Street
- Block 4100
Atkinson Street
- Block 4200
- Block 4500
Avery's Lane
- Block 5000

Back Street
- Block 800
- Block 1300
- Block 1400
- Block 1500
- North End 3
Battery Alley
- Block 400
- Block 600
Balches Wharf
- North End 4
Barretts Wharf
- North End 4
Battery Alley
- North End 2
Batterymarch Street
- Block 3800
- Block 4300
- Dock Sq. area
Batterymarch Wharf
- Block 4400
Beach Street
- Block 4900
- Block 5000
Beacon Street
- Beacon Hill 2
- Beacon Hill 3
- Block 2500
- Block 3000a
- Block 3000b
- Brattle Sq. area
Beer Lane
- Block 800
- Block 900
- Block 1300
- Block 1400
- North End 3
Belknap Alley
- Block 3100
- Brattle Sq. area
Belknap Street
- Beacon Hill 3
- Block 2600
- Block 2700a
- Bowdoin Sq. area
Bell Alley
- Block 900
Bennet Street
- Block 500
- Block 5000
- Block 5100
- North End 2
- North End 3
Bishops Lane
- Block 4000
- Block 4100
Blind Street
- Block 4900
Board Alley
- Block 1100
- North End 4
Boston Theatre
- Block 4000
Bowdoin Square
- Block 2000
- Block 2100
- Block 2300
- Block 2500
- Bowdoin Sq. area
Boyltson Alley
- Brattle Sq. area
- Dock Sq. area
Brattle Square
- Block 3100
- Brattle Sq. area
- Dock Sq. area
Brattle Street
- Block 3100
- Brattle Sq. area
Bray's Wharf
- Block 3300
- Dock Sq. area
Brimmers or T Wharf
- Block 3400
- Long Wharf area
Burdetts Wharf
- North End 4
Bury Street
- Block 4200
Burying Ground
- Block 5200
Butler's Row
- Block 3300
- Dock Sq. area
Buttolph Street
- Block 2700a
- Block 2700b
- Beacon Hill 1

Cambridge Bay
- Block 5300a
- Block 5500
Cambridge Street
- Block 2000
- Block 2300
- Block 2500
- Block 2600
- Block 2700a
- Block 2700b
- Block 2800
- Bowdoin Sq. area
- Brattle Sq. area
Castle Street
- Block 5100
- Block 5300a
- Block 5500
Causeway
- North End 1
Central Burying Ground
- Brattle Sq. area
Center Street
- Block 2700b
- Block 2800
Centre Street
- Beacon Hill 1
- Block 1200a
- North End 4
Centry Street
- Beacon Hill 3
- Block 3000b
Chambers Street
- Block 2300
- Block 2400
Chardon Lane
- Block 2000
- Block 2100
- Bowdoin Sq. area
Charles River
- Beacon Hill 1
- Beacon Hill 2
- Block 200
- Block 400
- Block 2200
- Block 2400
- Block 2900
- Block 5200
Charles River Bridge
- Block 200
- North End 1
Charter Street
- Block 100
- Block 200
- Block 300
- Block 400
- Block 500
- Block 600
- North End 1
- North End 2
Church Square
- Block 3500
- Brattle Sq. area
- Dock Sq. area
Clapboard Street
- Beacon Hill 2
- Beacon Hill 3
- Block 3000b
Clark Square
- Block 900
- North End 4
Clark Street
- Block 500
- Block 700
- North End 2
Codmans Wharf
- Block 3300
- Dock Sq. area
Cold Lane
- Block 1900
- Brattle Sq. area
Commercial Street
- North End 1
- North End 2
Common
- Block 3000a
Common Street
- Block 3000b
- Block 3900
- Block 4600
- Block 4700a
Coopers Alley
- Brattle Sq. area
Corn Court
- Block 3200
- Dock Sq. area
Cornhill
- Block 3500
- Block 3600
- Brattle Sq. area
- Dock Sq. area
Cornhill Street
- Block 3100
- Block 3200
Court Square
- Block 3600
- Dock Sq. area
Court Street
- Block 2500
- Block 3100
- Block 3500
- Brattle Sq. area
- Dock Sq. area
Cow Lane
- Block 4200
Crab Alley
- Block 3800
- Dock Sq. area
Creek Lane
- Block 1600
Creek Square
- Block 1600
Cross Street
- Block 1100
- Block 1200a
- Block 1300
- Block 1500
- North End 3
- North End 4

D. Spears Wharf
- Block 3300
- Dock Sq. area
Dalton Street
- Block 3800
- Dock Sq. area
David Spears Wharf
- Block 3400
Deacon Street
- Block 1900
- Brattle Sq. area
Devonshire Street
- Block 3600
- Block 3800
- Dock Sq. area
Distillhouse Square
- Block 2000
- Bowdoin Sq. area
- Brattle Sq. area
Doanes Wharf
- Block 3700
- Dock Sq. area
Dock Square
- Block 1700
- Block 3100
- Block 3200
- Brattle Sq. area
- Dock Sq. area
Dorcetts Lane
- Block 3100
- Brattle Sq. area

Eliot Street
- Block 5200
- Block 5300b
- Block 5400
Essex Street
- Block 4800
- Block 4900
- Block 5000
Exchange Lane
- Block 3200
- Dock Sq. area

Faneuil Hall
- Block 3200
- Dock Sq. area
Federal Court
- Block 4100
Federal Street
- Block 4000
- Block 4100
- Block 4200
Fish Street
- Block 900
- Block 1100
- Block 1200a
- Block 1200b
- North End 4
Fitches Alley
- Dock Sq. area
Fleet Street
- Block 700
- Block 900
- Block 1000
- North End 2
- North End 4
Flounder Lane
- Block 4500
Foster Street
- Block 100
- Block 300
- North End 1
Fosters Wharf
- Block 4400
Franklin Place
- Block 4000
- Block 4100
Franklin Street
- Block 4000
- Block 4100
Friend Street
- Block 1500
- Block 1900
- Brattle Sq. area
Frog Lane
- Block 4700a
- Block 5200

Garden Court Street
- Block 700
- Block 900
- North End 4
Garden Street
- Beacon Hill 1
- Block 2700a
- Block 2700
- Block 2800
Gardners Wharf
- North End 4
George Street
- Beacon Hill 3
- Block 2600
- Block 3000
Gibbins Court
- Block 4700a
Gibbs Lane
- Block 4400
Governors Alley
- Block 3900
Gravel Street
- Block 2200
Green Lane
- Bowdoin Sq. area
Green Street
- Block 2100
- Block 2300
Green's Wharf
- Block 3300
Greenough Alley
- Block 400
- North End 2
Greens Wharf
- Dock Sq. area
Gridley Lane
- Block 4500
Griffen Lane
- Block 4500
Griffin's Wharf
- Block 4400
Griffins Lane
- Block 4400
Grove Street
- Beacon Hill 1
- Block 2700b
- Block 2800
- Block 2900

Hancock Street
- Beacon Hill 3
- Bowdoin Sq. area
Hancocks Wharf
- Block 1000
- North End 4
Hanover Avenue
- North End 2
Hanover Street
- Block 1500
- Block 1600
- Block 1800
- Block 1900
- Block 3100
- Brattle Sq. area
- North End 2
Harris Street
- North End 2
Harvard Street
- Block 5000
Hawkins Street
- Block 2000
- Bowdoin Sq. area
- Brattle Sq. area
Henchmans Lane
- Block 100
- Block 400
- Block 500
- North End 1
- North End 2
High Street
- Block 4100
- Block 4400
- Block 4500
Hill Street
- Block 2700b
- Block 2900
Hills Alley
- Block 500
- North End 2
Hitchborns Wharf
- North End 4
Hogg Alley (this portion closed 1788)
- Block 4700b
Hollis Street
- Block 5200
- Block 5300b
Horn Lane
- Block 3800
- Dock Sq. area
Howards Wharf
- North End 4
Hull Street
- Block 200
- Block 300
- Block 500
- North End 1
Hutchinson Street
- Block 4200

Island Wharf
- Long Wharf area

Jackson Wharf
- Block 3700
- Dock Sq. area

Kilby Street
- Block 3700
- Block 3800
- Dock Sq. area
King's Chapel or Stone Chapel
- Block 3500

Lanes Wharf
- North End 4
Lendalls Lane
- Block 3700
Lendalls Row
- Dock Sq. area
Leverett Street
- Block 2100
- Block 2200
- Block 3600
- Block 3700
- Dock Sq. area
Lewis Wharf
- Block 1000
- North End 4
Liberty Alley
- Dock Sq. area
Liberty Square
- Block 3800
- Dock Sq. area
Lime Alley
- Block 100
- North End 1
Lincoln & Wheelwright
- Block 4400
Lincoln Street
- Block 4900
Link Alley
- Block 1500
Long Lane
- Block 4500
Long Wharf
- Block 3400
- Dock Sq. area
- Long Wharf area
Loring Wharf
- Block 3700
- Dock Sq. area
Love Lane
- Block 500
- North End 2
Lynde Street
- Block 2300
Lynn Street
- Block 100
- Block 200
- Block 400
- Block 600
- North End 1
- North End 2

Margaret's Lane
- Block 300
- North End 1
Market Square
- Block 1700
- Block 3200
- Block 3300
- Dock Sq. area
Marlborough Street
- Block 3900
- Block 4000
- Block 4100
Marsh Lane
- Brattle Sq. area
Marshall Street
- Block 1600
Marshalls Lane
- Brattle Sq. area
Mason Court
- Block 1800
- Block 2700a
- Block 2700b
- Block 2800
- Block 2900
- Brattle Sq. area
May Street
- Beacon Hill 1
McKean's Wharf
- Block 3700
- Dock Sq. area
Merchants Row
- Block 3200
- Block 3300
- Dock Sq. area
Methodist Alley
- Block 500
- Block 600
- Block 700
- North End 2
Middle Street
- Block 800
- Block 900
- Block 1200a
- Block 1300
- Block 1500
- North End 4
Middlecott Street
- Beacon Hill 3
- Block 2500
- Block 2600
- Bowdoin Sq. area
Milk Street
- Block 3600
- Block 4000
- Block 4200
Mill Bridge
- Block 1500
Mill Creek
- Block 1200a
- Block 1200b
- Block 1500
- Block 1600
- Block 1700
- North End 4
Mill Pond
- Block 200
- Block 1300
- Block 1400
- Block 1500
- Block 2000
- Block 2100
Millers Lane
- Block 3800
Moon Street
- Block 700
- Block 900
- North End 4

N. Spears Wharf
- Block 3300
- Dock Sq. area
Nassau Street
- Block 5200
- Block 5300b
Newbury Street
- Block 4600
- Block 4700a
- Block 4700b
- Block 4800
North Battery March
- Block 600
New Elm Street(?)
- Beacon Hill 1
North Battery Wharf
- North End 2
North Bennet Street
- Block 800
- Block 900
- North End 2
- North End 3
North Burial Ground
- North End 1
North Street
- Block 400
- Block 500
- Block 600
- Block 700
- North End 2

Old South Meeting House
- Block 3600
Old State House
- Dock Sq. area
Olive Street
- Beacon Hill 2
- Beacon Hill 3
- Block 3000a
Oliver Street
- Block 4200
- Block 4300
Olivers Dock
- Dock Sq. area
Orange Street
- Block 5000
- Block 5100
- Block 5200
- Block 5300a
- Block 5300b
- Block 5500
Otis Wharf
- Block 4400

Parson & Sargents Wharf
- North End 2
Passage to Beacon Hill
- Beacon Hill 3
Pine Street
- Block 5100
Pitts Lane
- Block 2100
- Bowdoin Sq. area
Pleasant Street
- Block 5200
- Block 5300a
- Block 5400
Pond Street
- Block 1500
- Block 4800
Prince Street
- Block 200
- Block 300
- Block 800
- Block 900
- Block 1400
- North End 1
- North End 3
Purchase Street
- Block 4300
- Block 4400
- Block 4500

Ransford's Lane
- Block 5000
Rawsons Lane
- Block 3900
Rea's Court
- Block 3600
- Dock Sq. area
Rhoades Wharf
- North End 2
Ridgeway Lane
- Beacon Hill 3
- Dock Sq. area
Road to the Marsh
- Block 2400
Round Lane
- Block 4200
Rowes Wharf
- Block 4400
Russell Street
- Block 2400
Russell's Alley
- Block 3700
- Dock Sq. area

Salem Street
- Block 100
- Block 300
- Block 500
- Block 800
- North End 1
- North End 2
- Dock Sq. area
Salt Lane
- Block 1600
- Brattle Sq. area
- Dock Sq. area
Salutation Alley
- Block 400
- Block 600
- North End 2
School Street
- Block 3500
- Block 3900
- Brattle Sq. area
Schoolhouse Court
- Block 3900
Scottow's Creek
- Block 1600
Scotts Court
- Block 1800
- Block 4500
- Block 4900
- Brattle Sq. area
Sears Wharf
- Block 4400
Sheaf Street
- Block 200
- Block 300
- Block 500
- North End 1
Sheafs Lane
- Block 4700a
Ship Street
- Block 400
- Block 600
- Block 700
- North End 2
Short Street
- Block 2700b
- Block 2900
- Block 4800
- Block 4900
- Block 5000
- North End 2
Sister Street
- Block 4200
Sliding Alley
- Block 100
Snowhill Street
- Block 100
- Block 200
- Block 300
- North End 1
South Bay
- Block 4900
South Cove
- Block 5000
- Block 5500
South Street
- Block 4900
Southack Court
- Block 2500
- Bowdoin Sq. area
- Brattle Sq. area
Southack Street
- Beacon Hill 1
- Block 2700a
- Block 2700b
- Block 2800
- Block 2900
Spring Lane
- Block 3600
- Brattle Sq. area
- Dock Sq. area
Spring Street
- Block 2200
Staniford Street
- Block 2300
- Bowdoin Sq. area
State Street
- Block 3200
- Block 3600
- Block 3700
- Brattle Sq. area
- Dock Sq. area
Sudbury Square
- Brattle Sq. area
Sudbury Street
- Block 1900
- Block 2000
- Brattle Sq. area
Summer Street
- Block 4500
- Block 4800
- Block 4900
Sun Court Street
- Block 900
- North End 4
Sweets Wharf
- North End 4
Swing Bridge Court
- Block 1700

T or Brimmers Wharf
- Long Wharf area
Temple Street
- Beacon Hill 3
- Block 2600
- Bowdoin Sq. area
Theatre Alley
- Block 4000
Tileston Street
- North End 2
Town Dock
- Block 3300
- Dock Sq. area
Town Slip
- Block 1100
- Block 1200b
- North End 4
Town Way
- North End 2
Treats Wharf
- North End 4
Tremont Street
- Block 2500
- Block 3500
- Brattle Sq. area

Union Street
- Block 1500
- Block 1600
- Block 1700
- Block 1800
- Brattle Sq. area
Unity Street
- Block 400
- Block 500
- North End 2
- Brattle Sq. area
- Dock Sq. area

Walker Street
- Block 5300b
Warren Street
- Block 5300a
- Block 5300b
- Block 5400
Washington Street
- Block 5500
Water Street
- Block 3600
- Block 3800
Webster Street
- North End 2
West Street
- Block 4600
- Block 4700b
Whitebread Alley
- Block 500
- Block 700
- North End 2
William Court
- Brattle Sq. area
Williams Court
- Block 3500
- Dock Sq. area
Wilsons Lane
- Block 3200
- Brattle Sq. area
- Dock Sq. area
Wiltshire Street
- Block 2200
- Block 2400
Wings Lane
- Block 1800
- Block 3100
- Brattle Sq. area
- North End 4
Winter Street
- Block 3900
- Block 4600
Wood Lane
- Block 900
- Block 1100
- Block 1300
Woodwards Wharf
- Block 3700
- Dock Sq. area

Samuel Chester Clough (1873-1949) created two significant atlases that visually depict information he obtained from the Direct Tax Census of 1798. Clough, a draftsman for the Boston Edison Company and Boston Navy Yard, spent years assembling information about property owners and land titles in Boston. His detailed research of town records, probate records, court records and church records allowed him to reconstruct maps depicting various sections of Boston from 1633-1798. The two atlases depicting Boston in 1798 have two different formats--one is a 60-page atlas (originally bound), the other is a group of 12 oversize plates, part of an unfinished atlas.

Clough developed a block numbering system that allowed him to give each piece of property in Boston a number that would remain consistent throughout his research and relate to the numerous notes, lists and indexes he assembled. These block numbers assigned by Clough range from 100 to 5500 and appear on many but not all of his maps. The 60-page 1798 atlas presents the information by Clough’s block numbers (some of Clough’s blocks appear on a single page of the multi-page atlas, other blocks span more than one page). The oversize 1798 atlas plates depict areas that relate to multiple blocks, and only some of the oversize plates include Clough's block number.

Both of these 1798 atlases are from the Samuel Chester Clough research materials towards a topographical history of Boston. The entire collection is available at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.