The Boston home of John Hancock – yes, the guy with the funky signature on the Declaration of Independence – has been listed for sale.
The three-story, 5,748-square-foot property, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is being promoted by the listing brokerage Landvest as both “the last extant property associated with the founding father in Boston” and “the only vernacular structure dating to the mid 1700’s to survive in central Boston.”
“A fixture on Boston’s iconic Freedom Trail, the property is minutes from City Hall, Faneuil Hall, North Station, the Haymarket and Government Center T stops, and is a short walk across the Greenway to the North End, the Waterfront, and the Boston Harbor commuter ferry services,” the listing added.
The property is currently being used as a law office, and pricing information is available upon request.
Hancock was the first governor of Massachusetts and the president of the Second Continental Congress, and he is best remembered as the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence. His younger brother Ebenezer Hancock was deputy paymaster of the Continental Army, and he reportedly stored 2 million silver crowns loaned by the French Government at the Boston home prior to being disbursed to the troops.
Photo courtesy of Landvest
