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Quincy House (Boston, Massachusetts)
The Quincy House was a hotel in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Located on the corner of Brattle Street and Brattle Square in the neighborhood of Scollay Square, it was in operation for most of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, before it was closed in 1929. It was the largest hotel in Boston in the late nineteenth century,〔 and was a popular destination for prominent guests to the city.〔"Quincy House Front is Sold." ''Boston Daily Globe.'' 10 October 1924: p. 28A.〕 It also served as a major headquarters for labor unions in Boston.
==History==
The original Quincy House was built in the early 1800s, on the site of the first Quaker meeting house in Boston.〔 Over the course of the nineteenth century the hotel received several renovations and additions, the most extensive expansion occurring in c. 1885.〔 By the end of the nineteenth century, the building reached seven stories in height〔"Necrology." ''New England Magazine and Bay State Monthly'' Nov. 1886: 287-91. p. 290〕 and had approximately 500 rooms.〔
By the late 1800s, the Quincy House acquired a reputation as one of the most famous hotels in the city. Labor unions in particular frequented the establishment; labor leaders and strike committees customarily held their meetings there.〔 The regular union presence at the Quincy House eventually resulted in the hotel advertising itself as the "official headquarters for organized labor" in the city.〔The Quincy House. Advertisement. ''American Federationist '' Aug. 1918: 848.〕 The Quincy House additionally served as a popular place for local politicians, and it especially became known as the meeting place of the Board of Strategy, a group of high-ranking Democratic politicians (including P. J. Kennedy) who selected candidates for office and distributed patronage to party loyalists.〔〔Nasaw, David. ''The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy.'' New York: The Penguin Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1-101-59591-6〕〔Davis, John H. ''The Kennedys: Dynasty and Disaster.'' New York: Shapolsky Publishers, 1992. ISBN 1-56171-060-1. p. 34〕
The Quincy House's popularity began to suffer in the early twentieth century; labor patronage declined during this period,〔"Third Quincy House Blaze in 48 Hours." ''Boston Daily Globe.'' 22 January 1935: p. 3.〕 and the building was eclipsed by newer hotels in the city.〔"Almost a Memory." ''Boston Daily Globe.'' 27 December 1934: p. 14.〕 It was ultimately unable to recover from this downturn and closed on September 15, 1929.〔"Door is Locked at Quincy House." ''Boston Daily Globe.'' 16 September 1929: p. 1.〕 The hotel remained vacant for several years, during which the Suffolk Savings Bank and the First National Bank of Boston each acquired separate parcels of the building.〔"Banks Soon to Decide on Quincy House Disposition." ''Boston Daily Globe.'' 27 December 1934: p. 7.〕 In late 1934 the banks decided to raze the hotel, and in early 1935 it was demolished and replaced with a parking lot.〔〔〔〔"(Boston Proper and Back Bay. )" Map. ''Atlas for the City of Boston.'' G. W. Bromley & Co., 1938. Web. 13 May 2013. (shows the Quincy House has been replaced by a parking lot)〕 The site is now occupied by City Hall Plaza, in front of Boston City Hall.〔Sammarco, Anthony Michael. ''Boston: A Century of Progress.'' Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 1995. ISBN 0-7385-3876-0. p. 28.〕
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