Louisburg Square

This guide to Louisburg Square in Boston traces how four Beacon Hill merchants in 1844 formed a private company to tend the green oval between their new townhouses, hiring their own gardeners, clerks and ironworkers rather than turning to the city. You'll hear about the black iron fence raised in 1846 and the Greek merchant's gift of two statues watching over the lawn, along with neighbors like Louisa May Alcott who lived along its edge. It's a story about who has kept this patch of Beacon Hill running for generations, one payroll ledger at a time.