Liberty Tree Block - View this location on map Constructed in 1850 for Boston businessman David Sears, the Liberty Tree Block's transitional style weds Greek Revival architecture with Italianate style details. A ballroom with lavish drawing rooms was once located above street level shops. Ship carvers Winsor & Brother's third floor bas-relief commemorates the nearby elm tree that served as a rallying point for Boston's Sons of Liberty to protest British colonial taxation. The Liberty Tree was cut down by occupying British troops in 1775. Boylston and Washington Streets, Boston, MA Historical

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