Stoddard's Fine Food & Ale

welcome to stoddard's fine food & ale - a late 1800s style american pub located in boston's downtown crossing. serving duck, rabbit & pork.#classiccocktails, #craftbeer, #caskale. playing django reinhardt & the clash. built in 1868 in the greek revival style, the building located at 48 temple place in downtown crossing was one of the first in boston to use milled granite from the nearby quincy quarry on its façade. this enabled the structure to survive boston's great fire of 1872, which destroyed 800 structures between boston common and the waterfront. as a result, 48 temple place is among the oldest buildings in the area. the original occupant in 1868 was chandler's corset store. in that era temple place was the "newbury street" of boston, focusing on female fashion. the next tenant was a sewing machine retailer, and soon after that it became home to the fourth business incorporated in the united states. founded in 1800 as stoddard's bait and tackle, when the waters of the harbor were