Hi Sandra, I can't answer your specific question, but I can suggest that you write to the "Boston Historical Society." I just went to their web site, and did a "search of site" feature and found a page mentioning the Charles Street Jail: http://www.bostonhistory.org/?s=neighborhoods&p=histmarkers&sub=m_westend Built in 1851, the Charles Street Jail is the culminating work of Gridley J.F. Bryant, the city's foremost architect of monumental granite forms (now known as the Boston Granite style). Pioneering prison reformer Rev. Louis Dwight collaborated with Bryant on plans for the new facility -- a cruciform with four wings radiating from an octagonal center. Dwight's humanitarian approach toward prisoners called for rooms large enough for communal work and exercise as well as individual cells. This location on the Charles River produced additional benefits as well -- fresh air and ample natural light through wall and cell windows. The jail served the county until 1990. http://www.bostonhistory.org/ And, here is the web site for the "Massachusetts Historical Society" which might respond to questions about the Jails. http://www.masshist.org/welcome/ Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: Here are some other sites which come up in the search: http://southbostonhistory.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Street_Jail There seems to be conflicting information on what the old jail now holds: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-7665110.html http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2006_4th/Oct06_CharlesJail.html OH .. this explains it: http://journalism.emerson.edu/jr610/spring03/cit/beaconhill/jail.html