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Known as America’s “Cradle of Liberty,” Faneuil Hall was a central location for organized protests against British tyranny before the American Revolution. Peter Faneuil gave it to Boston in 1742, the painter John Smibert designed it, and Charles Bulfinch enlarged it in 1805. The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company has been headquartered on the top floor since 1746. Following English custom, a public meeting hall still sits above a marketplace, and Shem Drowne’s grasshopper weathervane was derived from London’s Royal Exchange.
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