319 RUSSEL, Nath[anie]l Pope, s. Ezekiel and Sarah, Aug. 15, 1779. 320 RUSSELL, Nathaniel Pope, s. Ezekiel and Sarah, bp. Sept. 19, 1779. C.R.2.
Harvard University provides an official residence for its president. Boston University, Tufts University, and MIT do the same. This fall, for the first time, Northeastern University will offer the perk to its president with an acquisition of a five-story Beacon Hill townhouse. ... The property sits on the site of the west pasture of the estate once owned by John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence, according to city records. In 1825, the house was built for Nathaniel Pope Russell, a leading China trade merchant. It passed through a series of owners during the 19th century, including the family of Ogden Codman, a noted architect and interior decorator. In 1909, it became the headquarters of the publishing house Little, Brown and Co. (The Boston Globe, Aug. 23, 2006)