Could this be the Boston Female Asylum, name later changed to The Boston Society for the Care of Girls, you are looking for? It was bordered by Washington Street, Harrison Street, Lovering Place and Asylum Street. My ggrandfather lived across the street on Lovering Place (street no longer exists). I have a map showing this place on it. It was established for the care of girls. One of the many sites on www.google.com that explains it is: http://www.simmons.edu/libraries/archives/char_coll/char_coll_017.htm Hope this helps. Ellie