Boston Fish Pier Historic District
| Boston Fish Pier Historic District | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
| Historic District | |||
 The Fish Pier in 2016 |
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| location | Boston , Massachusetts , United States | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 20 '57 " N , 71 ° 2' 22" W | ||
| surface | 12.7 acres (5.1 hectares ) | ||
| Built | 1910-1914 | ||
| architect | Henry Francis Keyes, Monks and Johnson | ||
| Architectural style | Neoclassicism | ||
| NRHP number | 100001314 | ||
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| The NRHP added | July 13, 2017 | ||
| Declared as HD | July 13, 2017 | ||
The Boston Fish Pier Historic District is a 5- acre historic port area in Boston in the United States , the buildings and facilities of which were erected at the beginning of the 20th century. The Boston Fish Pier , located in the South Boston district , still serves as the central pier for the fishing boats stationed in Boston Harbor . It has been listed as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places since July 2017 .
history
The tradition of fishing in Boston dates back to the city's founding in the 17th century. Towards the end of the 19th century, the shops at Commercial Wharf and T Wharf were crowded , so that in 1910 a new pier was built for reasons of space and poor hygienic conditions. The pier itself was opened in 1912 after two years of construction, while the construction of the buildings lasted until 1914. The eight-story cold store with a storage capacity of almost 7,000 tons was the largest in the world when it was first put into operation.
When it was completed, the pier, which allowed 40 ships to dock and 80 ships to be unloaded at the same time, was praised as “the world's largest and best-equipped pier for the fishing industry”. In 1926 114,000 tons of fish were handled there, and in 1963 the absolute peak was reached with a handling capacity of 154,000 tons. The pier serves this function to this day, albeit to a much lesser extent.
See also
literature
- Peter Stott: Massachusetts Historical Commission Inventory Form. (PDF) Massachusetts Historical Commission, August 2003, accessed on July 14, 2017 (English, accessible via the "INV" button).