[2] In 1727 the Long Lane Meeting House was established; it changed its name to the Federal Street Church in 1788.

The Federal Street Theatre was built in 1793, designed by Charles Bulfinch; it remained until 1852.

By 1806, residents included engraver Joseph Callender; printer Nathaniel Coverly; merchant Stephen Higginson; comedian Snelling Powell; dancing master William Turner.

[3] In 1823, residents included the Federal Street Coffee House; hairdresser William Lenox; Esther Newell and her "female intelligence office;" grocer Henry Sweetser; seamstress Martha Vincent.

In 1928 arose Boston's "first art deco skyscraper," the United Shoe Machinery Building.