Hancock (Thomas) House is built.

Architect: John James(?). Designed in the Georgian style and built for the town’s wealthiest merchant, it is located at 29 Beacon Street. The first granite house in Boston, it is inherited by nephew John Hancock, in 1764,* and occupied by British officers during the Siege of Boston. After the Evacuation of Boston, Hancock resumes residency and lives here until his death in 1793. George Washington is one of his visitors. Much of the property is bought by the state in 1795. Hancock’s widow lives in the house until 1816, and thereafter it becomes a boarding house. Despite one of the first preservation efforts in Boston history, the building is demolished to make way for construction of a new house in 1863.*