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African Meeting House
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49740530 ♠May 30, 1974 ID no. 71000087
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Beacon Hill 42 ° 21 '35.6 " N , 71 ° 3' 55.8" W.42.3599 -71.0655
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Boston |
Also known as the First African Baptist Church and the oldest surviving African American church building in the United States.
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Nathan Appleton Residence
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49771222 ♠December 22, 1977 ID no. 77001541
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Beacon Hill 42 ° 21 '24.8 " N , 71 ° 3' 58.7" W.42.3569 -71.0663
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Boston |
Home of the textile entrepreneur Nathan Appleton . His son-in-law was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow .
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Arnold Arboretum
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49650112 ♠January 12, 1965 ID No. 66000127
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Jamaica Plain 42 ° 17 ′ 52.1 " N , 71 ° 7 ′ 22.1" W.42.2978 -71.1228
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Boston |
Founded in 1872 and designed by Frederick Law Olmsted , the arboretum is operated by Harvard University .
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4th
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Frederick Ayer Mansion
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50050405 ♠0April 5, 2005 ID No. 05000459
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Back Bay 42 ° 20 ′ 57.5 " N , 71 ° 5 ′ 25.1" W.42.3493 -71.0903
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Boston |
Home of the textile manufacturer Frederick Ayer with an interior designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany .
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Beacon Hill Historic District
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49621229 ♠December 29, 1962 ID No. 66000130
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42 ° 21 '29.9 " N , 71 ° 3' 58" W.42.3583 -71.0661
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Boston |
There are many buildings designed by Charles Bulfinch in this part of the city .
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6th
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Boston Athenæum
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49651221 ♠December 21, 1965 ID No. 66000132
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Beacon Hill 42 ° 21 ′ 29.5 " N , 71 ° 3 ′ 43.2" W.42.3582 -71.062
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Boston |
This building, designed by Edward Clarke Cabot , houses one of the oldest and largest private libraries in the United States.
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7th
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Boston Common
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49870227 ♠February 27, 1987 ID No. 72000144 87000760, 72000144
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Beacon Hill 42 ° 21 '18 " N , 71 ° 3' 56.2" W.42.355 -71.0656
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Boston |
Opened in 1634, the public park is the oldest in the United States.
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8th
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Boston Light
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49640129 ♠January 29, 1964 ID No. 66000133
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Little Brewster Island 42 ° 19 ′ 40.4 ″ N , 70 ° 53 ′ 24 ″ W.42.3279 -70.89
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Boston |
Oldest lighthouse in North America.
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Boston Naval Shipyard
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49661113 ♠November 13, 1966 ID No. 66000134
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Charlestown 42 ° 22 ′ 25.7 " N , 71 ° 3 ′ 23.4" W.42.3738 -71.0565
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Boston |
In the present museum are the ships USS Constitution and USS Cassin Young, registered as National Historic Landmarks .
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Boston Public Garden
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49870227 ♠February 27, 1987 ID No. 72000144 87000761, 72000144
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Back Bay 42 ° 21 '14.8 " N , 71 ° 4' 11.6" W.42.3541 -71.0699
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Boston |
Opened as the first public botanical garden in the United States in the 1860s .
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McKim Building of the Boston Public Library
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49860224 ♠February 24, 1986 ID No. 73000317
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Back Bay 42 ° 20 ′ 58.6 " N , 71 ° 4 ′ 39.4" W.42.3496 -71.0776
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Boston |
Erected in the 1880s to designs by Charles Follen McKim . Contains murals by John Singer Sargent .
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Brook Farm
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49650723 ♠July 23, 1965 ID No. 66000141
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West Roxbury 42 ° 17 ′ 29 " N , 71 ° 10 ′ 26.8" W.42.2914 -71.1741
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Boston |
Experimental, utopian community based on transcendentalism and unitarianism .
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Bunker Hill Monument
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49610120 ♠January 20, 1961 ID No. 66000138
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Charlestown 42 ° 22 '34.7 " N , 71 ° 3' 38.9" W.42.3763 -71.0608
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Boston |
The memorial on Breed's Hill commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775.
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14th
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USS Cassin Young (destroyer)
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49860114 ♠January 14, 1986 ID No. 86000084
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Boston Navy Yard 42 ° 22 ′ 19.9 ″ N , 71 ° 3 ′ 16.2 ″ W.42.3722 -71.0545
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Boston |
Former Fletcher-class ship built during World War II , which was used in the Battle of Leyte and the Battle of Okinawa , among others . It has been awarded the Service Star seven times and the Navy Unit Commendation once .
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15th
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Central Congregational Church
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50121016 ♠October 16, 2012 ID no. 12001012
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Back Bay 42 ° 21 ′ 7.6 " N , 71 ° 4 ′ 26.8" W.42.3521 -71.0741
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Boston |
The church has the largest intact interior from Louis Comfort Tiffany .
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USS Constitution (frigate)
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49601219 ♠December 19, 1960 ID no. 66000789
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Boston Navy Yard 42 ° 22 ′ 19.6 ″ N , 71 ° 3 ′ 20.2 ″ W.42.3721 -71.0556
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Boston |
With its year of construction in 1797, she is the oldest still floating military ship in the world.
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Ether Dome, Massachusetts General Hospital
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49650112 ♠January 12, 1965 ID No. 66000366
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West End 42 ° 21 '48.6 " N , 71 ° 4' 4.4" W.42.3635 -71.0679
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Boston |
From 1821 to 1867, the Massachusetts General Hospital operating room and site of the world's first use of diethyl ether for anesthesia .
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Faneuil Hall
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49601009 ♠0October 9, 1960 ID no. 66000368
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Financial District 42 ° 21 ′ 36.4 " N , 71 ° 3 ′ 22.7" W.42.3601 -71.0563
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Boston |
Building named after the Huguenot merchant Peter Faneuil , which was rebuilt in the 1760s after a fire and expanded by Charles Bulfinch in the 19th century . It was the site of many public meetings during the American Revolution .
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Fenway Studios
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49980805 ♠0August 5, 1998 ID No. 78000473
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Fenway – Kenmore 42 ° 20 ′ 51 " N , 71 ° 5 ′ 23.3" W.42.3475 -71.0898
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Boston |
Erected at the beginning of the 20th century as a studio building for artists in the style of the Arts and Crafts Movement .
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20th
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First Harrison Gray Otis House
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49701230 ♠December 30, 1970 ID No. 70000539
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West End 42 ° 21 ′ 40.3 " N , 71 ° 3 ′ 52.6" W.42.3612 -71.0646
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Boston |
House built for Harrison Gray Otis based on designs by Charles Bulfinch .
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Fort Warren
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49700522 ♠May 22, 1970 ID No. 70000540
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Georges Island 42 ° 19 ′ 12.7 " N , 70 ° 55 ′ 39.4" W.42.3202 -70.9276
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Boston |
19th century fortifications in Boston Harbor . The structure was named after Joseph Warren , who fell in the Battle of Bunker Hill .
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William Lloyd Garrison House
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49650623 ♠June 23, 1965 ID No. 66000653
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Roxbury 42 ° 19 '32.9 " N , 71 ° 5' 35.5" W.42.3258 -71.0932
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Boston |
Home of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison .
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Gibson House
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50010807 ♠0August 7, 2001 ID no. 01001048
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Back Bay 42 ° 21 '17.6 " N , 71 ° 4' 28.2" W.42.3549 -71.0745
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Boston |
Victorian terraced house designed by Edward Clarke Cabot and now a museum.
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Chester Harding House
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49651221 ♠December 21, 1965 ID No. 66000764
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Beacon Hill 42 ° 21 '28.8 " N , 71 ° 3' 45" W.42.358 -71.0625
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Boston |
Home of the painter Chester Harding .
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Harvard Stadium
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49870227 ♠February 27, 1987 ID No. 87000757
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Allston 42 ° 21 '59 " N , 71 ° 7' 37.9" W.42.3664 -71.1272
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Boston |
The stadium, built in 1903, was the largest reinforced concrete structure at the time .
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26th
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Samuel Gridley and Julia Ward Howe House
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49740530 ♠May 30, 1974 ID no. 74002044
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Beacon Hill 42 ° 21 '27.7 " N , 71 ° 4' 0.5" W.42.3577 -71.0668
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Boston |
Home of abolitionists Julia Ward Howe and Samuel Gridley Howe , designed by Charles Bulfinch .
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King's Chapel
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49601009 ♠0October 9, 1960 ID no. 74002045
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Financial District 42 ° 21 ′ 28.8 " N , 71 ° 3 ′ 37.4" W.42.358 -71.0604
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Boston |
Unitarian building erected on the site of a former Anglican church.
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Lightship No. 112, Nantucket
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49891220 ♠December 20, 1989 ID No. 89002464
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East Boston 42 ° 21 '40.3 " N , 71 ° 2' 7.1" W.42.3612 -71.0353
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Boston |
The largest ever built lightship .
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Long Wharf and Custom House Block
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49661113 ♠November 13, 1966 ID No. 66000768
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42 ° 21 '37.1 " N , 71 ° 2' 55.3" W.42.3603 -71.0487
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Boston |
The quay built in the early 18th century and has long been the most commercially important in the British colonies.
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Massachusetts General Hospital's Bulfinch Building
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49701230 ♠December 30, 1970 ID No. 70000682
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West End 42 ° 21 '48.6 " N , 71 ° 4' 3.4" W.42.3635 -71.0676
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Boston |
The original building was designed by Charles Bulfinch .
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Massachusetts Historical Society Building
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49651221 ♠December 21, 1965 ID No. 66000770
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Fenway – Kenmore 42 ° 20 ′ 48.1 ″ N , 71 ° 5 ′ 24 ″ W.42.3467 -71.09
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Boston |
Built in 1899, the building is now home to the Massachusetts Historical Society .
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Massachusetts State House
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49601219 ♠December 19, 1960 ID no. 66000771
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Beacon Hill 42 ° 21 '30.2 " N , 71 ° 3' 50.4" W.42.3584 -71.064
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Boston |
The seat of the State Capitol was built in the 1790s according to plans by Charles Bulfinch and extensively expanded in the 1890s by Charles Brigham . The dome, originally clad in copper supplied by Paul Revere , is now covered with gold leaf .
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William C. Nell Residence
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49760511 ♠May 11, 1976 ID No. 76001979
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Beacon Hill 42 ° 21 '36.4 " N , 71 ° 3' 55.4" W.42.3601 -71.0654
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Boston |
Abolitionist William Cooper Nell's home .
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New England Conservatory of Music
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49940419 ♠April 19, 1994 ID No. 80000672
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Fenway-Kenmore 42 ° 20 '28.7 " N , 71 ° 5' 12.1" W.42.3413 -71.0867
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Boston |
The Jordan Hall was built in 1903 and is known for its excellent acoustics. The NRHP entry, however, bears the name of the conservatory.
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Dimock Community Health Center Complex
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49910717 ♠July 17, 1991 ID No. 85000317
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Roxbury 42.3197 -71.0976
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Boston |
Opened in 1872, the building was designed by Charles Amos Cummings and Willard T. Sears . It was the first public hospital in New England to be run by female doctors.
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Old City Hall (Boston)
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49701230 ♠December 30, 1970 ID No. 70000687
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Financial District 42 ° 21 ′ 28.8 " N , 71 ° 3 ′ 33.5" W.42.358 -71.0593
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Boston |
One of the first buildings built in the US in the style of the Second Empire . Designed by homepages James Fox Bryant and Arthur Gilman , the structure served as Boston City Hall from 1865 to 1969.
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Old North Church
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49610120 ♠January 20, 1961 ID No. 66000776
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North End 42 ° 21 '59.4 " N , 71 ° 3' 16.6" W.42.3665 -71.0546
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Boston |
The church, built in 1723, played a central role in the lead-up to the battles in Lexington and Concord .
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Old South Church in Boston
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49701230 ♠December 30, 1970 ID No. 70000690
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Back Bay 42 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ N , 71 ° 4 ′ 39.7 ″ W.42.35 -71.0777
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Boston |
Built in 1873 to designs by Charles Amos Cummings and Willard T. Sears .
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Old South Meeting House
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49601009 ♠0October 9, 1960 ID no. 66000778
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Downtown Crossing 42 ° 21 ′ 25.2 ″ N , 71 ° 3 ′ 31.3 ″ W.42.357 -71.0587
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Boston |
In this church building, built in 1729, the Boston Tea Party was prepared on December 16, 1773 .
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Old State House
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49601009 ♠0October 9, 1960 ID no. 66000779
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Downtown Crossing 42 ° 21 ′ 31.3 " N , 71 ° 3 ′ 26.6" W.42.3587 -71.0574
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Boston |
The building, constructed in 1712, served as the seat of the state government until 1798. On March 5, 1770, the Boston massacre occurred on the forecourt .
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Old West Church
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49701230 ♠December 30, 1970 ID No. 70000691
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West End 42 ° 21 '40.7 " N , 71 ° 3' 51.1" W.42.3613 -71.0642
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Boston |
Church building built in 1837 based on designs by Asher Benjamin , in which, among others, Jonathan Mayhew preached.
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Francis Parkman House
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49621229 ♠December 29, 1962 ID No. 66000782
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Beacon Hill 42 ° 21 ′ 26.3 " N , 71 ° 4 ′ 7" W.42.3573 -71.0686
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Boston |
Home of historian Francis Parkman .
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Pierce-Hichborn House
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49681018 ♠October 18, 1968 ID no. 68000042
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North End 42 ° 21 '49 " N , 71 ° 3' 13" W.42.3636 -71.0536
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Boston |
Adjacent building to Paul Revere House owned by the Paul Revere Memorial Association.
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William H. Prescott House
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49641229 ♠December 29, 1964 ID No. 66000765
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Beacon Hill 42 ° 21 '23.8 " N , 71 ° 4' 5.9" W.42.3566 -71.0683
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Boston |
The building, constructed in 1808 based on plans by Asher Benjamin , served as the home of the blind historian William H. Prescott .
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Quincy Market
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49661113 ♠November 13, 1966 ID No. 66000784
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Financial District 42 ° 21 ′ 36.7 " N , 71 ° 3 ′ 18" W.42.3602 -71.055
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Boston |
Early 19th century building named after Boston Mayor Josiah Quincy .
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Paul Revere House
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49610120 ♠January 20, 1961 ID No. 66000785
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North End 42 ° 21 '49.7 " N , 71 ° 3' 13" W.42.3638 -71.0536
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Boston |
The oldest surviving house in Boston was Paul Revere's home and is now a museum on the Freedom Trail .
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Ellen Swallow Richards Residence
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49920331 ♠March 31, 1992 ID No. 92001874
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Jamaica Plain 42 ° 18 ′ 42.1 ″ N , 71 ° 7 ′ 3 ″ W.42.3117 -71.1175
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Boston |
Home of Ellen Swallow Richards , the first woman to graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology .
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ROSEWAY
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49970925 ♠September 25, 1997 ID No. 97001278
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Boston Harbor 44 ° 12 '38 " N , 69 ° 3' 46" W.44.210556 -69.062778
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Boston |
Gaffel schooner put into service on November 24, 1925 , which was mainly used for boat races.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
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49701230 ♠December 30, 1970 ID No. 70000730
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Beacon Hill 42 ° 21 '21.2 " N , 71 ° 3' 45.4" W.42.3559 -71.0626
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Boston |
The church building was built in 1819 in the style of the Greek Revival and is now part of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts .
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David Sears House
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49701230 ♠December 30, 1970 ID No. 70000731
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Beacon Hill 42 ° 21 '24.5 " N , 71 ° 4' 0.1" W.42.3568 -71.0667
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Boston |
The building, constructed in 1816, was named after its first owner, David Sears.
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Shirley-Eustis House
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49601009 ♠0October 9, 1960 ID no. 66000787
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Roxbury 42 ° 19 '25 " N , 71 ° 4' 19.2" W.42.3236 -71.072
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Boston |
Erected in the 1740s by Colonial Governor William Shirley , later also the residence of Governor William Eustis .
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Charles Sumner House
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49731107 ♠0November 7, 1973 ID no. 73001953
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Beacon Hill 42 ° 21 '37.4 " N , 71 ° 3' 51.8" W.42.3604 -71.0644
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Boston |
1851 home of the senator and abolitionist Charles Sumner .
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Symphony Hall
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49990120 ♠January 20, 1999 ID No. 99000633
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Fenway-Kenmore 42 ° 20 '33.4 " N , 71 ° 5' 8.9" W.42.3426 -71.0858
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Boston |
Home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1900 . Built to designs by McKim, Mead, and White .
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Tremont Street Subway
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49640129 ♠January 29, 1964 ID No. 66000788
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Financial District 42 ° 21 ′ 16.9 ″ N , 71 ° 3 ′ 50.4 ″ W.42.3547 -71.064
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Boston |
Oldest subway tunnel in North America.
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Trinity Church
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49701230 ♠December 30, 1970 ID No. 70000733
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Back Bay 42 ° 21 ′ 0.4 " N , 71 ° 4 ′ 28.6" W.42.3501 -71.0746
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Boston |
Erected in the 1870s to designs by Henry Hobson Richardson , the church building is the first in the style known today as the Richardsonian Romanesque .
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William Monroe Trotter House
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49760511 ♠May 11, 1976 ID No. 76002003
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Dorchester 42 ° 18 ′ 45.7 " N , 71 ° 3 ′ 44.6" W.42.3127 -71.0624
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Boston |
Home of the African American journalist William Monroe Trotter .
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Union Oyster House
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50030527 ♠May 27, 2003 ID no. 03000645
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Financial District 42 ° 21 ′ 40.3 " N , 71 ° 3 ′ 24.8" W.42.3612 -71.0569
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Boston |
The oldest operating restaurant in the United States opened in 1826; the building itself was erected at the beginning of the 18th century.
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