▁End . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁" Middle c ott ▁Street " ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 7 5 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁after ▁the ▁Governor ▁James ▁Bow do in . ▁ ▁Location ▁and ▁description ▁ ▁Bow do in ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁Be acon ▁Hill , ▁and ▁runs ▁north ▁to ▁south . ▁It ▁is ▁primarily ▁a ▁resident ial ▁street . ▁Top ograph ically , ▁Bow do in ▁Street ▁is ▁a ▁hill ▁from ▁Cambridge ▁Street ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁to ▁its ▁north , ▁and ▁Be acon ▁Street ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁to ▁its ▁south . ▁ ▁Res id ences ▁ ▁The ▁street ▁is ▁fl ank ed ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁by ▁a partment ▁complex es . ▁L inds ay ▁Place ▁domin ates ▁the ▁western ▁side , ▁with ▁four ▁buildings ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁which ▁are ▁protected ▁historic ▁buildings . ▁Bow do in ▁Place , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁extends ▁along ▁the ▁street ' s ▁eastern ▁half . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁Governor ▁James ▁Bow do in ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Be acon ▁and ▁Bow do in ▁Stre ets . ▁He ▁had ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁gard ens ▁of ▁that ▁day ▁[ in ▁Boston ], ▁... ▁a ▁large ▁house ▁and ▁an ▁extensive ▁lot ▁of ▁land . ▁... ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁garden ▁ab ounding ▁in ▁the ▁fin est ▁f ruits — pe ars ▁and ▁pe aches , ▁app les ▁and ▁g rap es