STC394749 Faneuil Hall, Boston, which Webster called \'The Cradle of Liberty\', from a book pub. 1896 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Originally built by John Smibert in 1740-42, funded by the wealthy Boston merchant Peter Faneuil; Rebuilt in 1762 after a fire, and expanded in 1806; It was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis and others encouraging independence from Great Britian;); The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright.