Quincy House (Boston, Massachusetts)

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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. It also served as a major headquarters for labor unions in Boston.HistoryThe original Quincy House was built in the early 1800s, on the site of the first Quaker meeting house in Boston. The hotel was built with Quincy granite, making it the first building in Boston to be constructed with that material. 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 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 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.

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Quincy House (Boston, Massachusetts) is Boston based place and this enity listed in Landmark category.