Boston Aquarial Gardens
The Boston Aquarial Gardens (1859-1860) was a public aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts, established by James Ambrose Cutting and Henry D Butler. The "conservatories [were] filled with rare marine animals imported and collected exclusively for this establishment; ... a perfect and striking illustration of life beneath the waters." The business was located on Bromfield Street in the Financial District.
In 1860 it moved to a new facility nearby, on Central Court, off Washington Street, and re-opened as the Boston Aquarial and Zoological Gardens.
Advertisement, 1859
"Catalogue of fishes, mollusca, zoophytes, &c. ... Cutting & Butler, proprietors," 1859
Detail of map of Boston, showing Bromfield Street, early 1860s
Advertisement for "the learned seals," 1860
Coordinates: 42°21′25″N 71°03′36″W / 42.357°N 71.060°W
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