Boston’s breed of Mayor has certainly evolved throughout the years. Newly elected Mayor of Boston Marty Walsh, for example, along with his predecessor Mayor Menino liken themselves to the blue collar class that comprises the city’s lifeblood. For hundreds of years before, The Hub’s municipal executives lived lives more lavish than we’re used to.

Some Mayors accumulated wealth after their stints at the helm of Boston. Conversely, some were born into it. Nowhere is this more evident and more exemplified than in the houses in which they lived for so many years.

From the Brahmin brownstones on Beacon Hill to the housing projects of Dorchester, each of our leaders have occupied a living space that aptly corresponds to who they are, and who they want to present themselves as to the public.

The first Mayors were mostly born at the top of the Boston aristocracy, sons of founding fathers, industrialists, and savvy merchants. Mayor Menino, for example, has lived in the neighborhood of Hyde Park for nearly his entire life. Likewise, Mayor Walsh, the son of Irish immigrants, has called Dorchester home since he was born.

We’ve compiled snapshots of six Mayors of Boston since 1822, all of which correspond to their style of governing and legislating. Check out how they’ve all lived, spent portions of the vacations, and the abodes in which they grew up.