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Beacon Hill Historic District

Bounded by Beacon St., the Charles River Embankment, and Pinckney, Revere, and Hancock Sts., Boston, Massachusetts

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Description 

Built by 1811, this federal-style dwelling is representative of the early nineteenth-century domestic architecture found in Beacon Hill. -- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS MA-1325)

National Register information 

Status
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
Reference number
66000130
Architectural styles
Late 19th and 20th Century Revival: Colonial Revival; Mid 19th Century Revival: Exotic Revival; Federal
Areas of significance
Literature; Architecture; Performing Arts
Level of significance
National
Evaluation criteria
C - Design/Construction; B - Person
Property type
District
Historic function
Single dwelling
Current function
Single dwelling
Periods of significance
1875-1899; 1850-1874; 1800-1824; 1750-1799; 1825-1849
Significant year
1795
Number of properties
Contributing buildings: 1500

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18th Century (4,626)
Boston, Massachusetts (243)
Brick (42,462)
Built 1795 (90)
Built during 1790s (1,199)
Charles Bulfinch (20)
Colonial Revival (5,196)
District (10,349)
Exotic Revival (7,381)
 Federal (4,586)
Have Street View (43,962)
Historic American Buildings Survey (1,238)
Late 19th and 20th Century Revival (16,280)
Massachusetts (4,401)
Mid 19th Century Revival (7,958)
National Historic Landmark (2,195)
Stone (26,161)
Suffolk County, Massachusetts (282)

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  • January 28, 2017: New Street View added by Brian Bartlett

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