National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston
Boston, Massachusetts is home to many listings on the National Register of Historic Places. This list encompasses those locations that are located north of the Massachusetts Turnpike. See National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston for listings south of the Turnpike. Properties and districts located elsewhere in Suffolk County's other three municipalities are also listed separately.
There are 351 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Suffolk County, including 58 National Historic Landmarks. The northern part of the city of Boston is the location of 149 of these properties and districts, including 44 National Historic Landmarks.
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This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024.[1]
Current listings
[2] | Name on the Register[3] | Image | Date listed[4] | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | 1767 Milestones | April 7, 1971 (#71000084) |
Between Boston and Springfield along Old Post Rd. 42°21′42″N 71°07′48″W / 42.361556°N 71.129998°W / 42.361556; -71.129998 (1767 Milestones) | Allston | Includes markers in Roxbury and Mission Hill, and markers in Hampden, Middlesex, and Worcester counties | |
2 | John Adams Courthouse | May 8, 1974 (#74000391) |
Pemberton Sq. 42°21′33″N 71°03′42″W / 42.359167°N 71.061667°W / 42.359167; -71.061667 (John Adams Courthouse) | Downtown | Contains the nation's oldest law library, the Social Law Library | |
3 | African Meetinghouse | October 7, 1971 (#71000087) |
8 Smith Ct. 42°21′35″N 71°03′57″W / 42.359722°N 71.065833°W / 42.359722; -71.065833 (African Meetinghouse) | Beacon Hill | This is the nation's longest standing black church edifice; it also hosts the Museum of African American History, open to the public. | |
4 | Ames Building | April 26, 1974 (#74000382) |
1 Court St. 42°21′32″N 71°03′31″W / 42.358889°N 71.058611°W / 42.358889; -71.058611 (Ames Building) | Downtown | Considered Boston's first skyscraper. | |
5 | Nathan Appleton Residence | December 22, 1977 (#77001541) |
39–40 Beacon St. 42°21′25″N 71°04′01″W / 42.356944°N 71.066944°W / 42.356944; -71.066944 (Nathan Appleton Residence) | Beacon Hill | ||
6 | Arlington Street Church | May 4, 1973 (#73000313) |
Arlington and Boylston Sts. 42°21′07″N 71°04′16″W / 42.352028°N 71.071139°W / 42.352028; -71.071139 (Arlington Street Church) | Back Bay | ||
7 | Armory of the First Corps of Cadets | May 22, 1973 (#73000314) |
97–105 Arlington St. and 130 Columbus Ave. 42°20′59″N 71°04′14″W / 42.349722°N 71.070556°W / 42.349722; -71.070556 (Armory of the First Corps of Cadets) | Bay Village | ||
8 | Francis B. Austin House | October 21, 1988 (#87001478) |
58 High St. 42°22′34″N 71°04′37″W / 42.376111°N 71.076944°W / 42.376111; -71.076944 (Francis B. Austin House) | Charlestown | ||
9 | Frederick Ayer Mansion | April 5, 2005 (#05000459) |
395 Commonwealth Ave. 42°20′57″N 71°05′25″W / 42.349256°N 71.090317°W / 42.349256; -71.090317 (Frederick Ayer Mansion) | Back Bay | ||
10 | Back Bay Historic District | August 14, 1973 (#73001948) |
Roughly bounded by the Charles River, Arlington, Providence, Boylston, and Newbury Sts., and Charlesgate East 42°21′04″N 71°04′50″W / 42.3512°N 71.0806°W / 42.3512; -71.0806 (Back Bay Historic District) | Back Bay | ||
11 | Baker Congregational Church | November 19, 1998 (#98001381) |
760 Saratoga St. 42°23′02″N 71°01′04″W / 42.383889°N 71.017778°W / 42.383889; -71.017778 (Baker Congregational Church) | East Boston | ||
12 | Beach-Knapp District | December 9, 1980 (#80000462) |
Roughly bounded by Harrison Ave., Washington, Kneeland, and Beach Sts. 42°21′04″N 71°03′44″W / 42.351111°N 71.062222°W / 42.351111; -71.062222 (Beach-Knapp District) | Chinatown | ||
13 | Beacon Hill Historic District | October 15, 1966 (#66000130) |
Bounded by Beacon St., the Charles River Embankment, and Pinckney, Revere, and Hancock Sts. 42°21′33″N 71°04′05″W / 42.359072°N 71.068117°W / 42.359072; -71.068117 (Beacon Hill Historic District) | Beacon Hill | ||
14 | Bedford Building | August 21, 1979 (#79000368) |
89–103 Bedford St. 42°21′10″N 71°03′32″W / 42.352778°N 71.058889°W / 42.352778; -71.058889 (Bedford Building) | Downtown | ||
15 | Bennington Street Burying Ground | May 22, 2002 (#02000548) |
Bennington St., between Swift and Harmony Sts. 42°22′50″N 71°01′19″W / 42.380556°N 71.021944°W / 42.380556; -71.021944 (Bennington Street Burying Ground) | East Boston | ||
16 | Blackstone Block Historic District | May 26, 1973 (#73000315) |
Area bound by Union, Hanover, Blackstone, and North Sts. 42°21′40″N 71°03′25″W / 42.361111°N 71.056944°W / 42.361111; -71.056944 (Blackstone Block Historic District) | Downtown | ||
17 | Blake and Amory Building | June 2, 2014 (#14000272) |
59 Temple Pl. 42°21′17″N 71°03′41″W / 42.3547°N 71.0615°W / 42.3547; -71.0615 (Blake and Amory Building) | Downtown | ||
18 | Boston African American National Historic Site | October 10, 1980 (#80004396) |
Joy St. 42°21′36″N 71°03′55″W / 42.359986°N 71.065217°W / 42.359986; -71.065217 (Boston African American National Historic Site) | Beacon Hill | ||
19 | Boston Athenæum | October 15, 1966 (#66000132) |
10½ Beacon St. 42°21′28″N 71°03′45″W / 42.357778°N 71.0625°W / 42.357778; -71.0625 (Boston Athenæum) | Beacon Hill | ||
20 | Boston Common | February 27, 1987 (#87000760) |
Beacon, Park, Tremont, Boylston, and Charles Sts. 42°21′16″N 71°03′54″W / 42.354444°N 71.065°W / 42.354444; -71.065 (Boston Common) | multiple | ||
21 | Boston Common and Public Garden | July 12, 1972 (#72000144) |
Beacon, Park, Tremont, Boylston, and Arlington Sts. 42°21′15″N 71°04′12″W / 42.3541°N 71.07°W / 42.3541; -71.07 (Boston Common and Public Garden) | multiple | ||
22 | Boston Edison Electric Illuminating Company | December 9, 1980 (#80000453) |
25–39 Boylston St. 42°21′08″N 71°03′51″W / 42.352222°N 71.064167°W / 42.352222; -71.064167 (Boston Edison Electric Illuminating Company) | Chinatown | ||
23 | Boston Fish Pier Historic District | July 13, 2017 (#100001314) |
212–234 Northern Ave. 42°21′06″N 71°02′15″W / 42.351665°N 71.037621°W / 42.351665; -71.037621 (Boston Fish Pier Historic District) | South Boston | ||
24 | Boston National Historical Park | October 26, 1974 (#74002222) |
Inner harbor at the mouth of the Charles River 42°22′12″N 71°03′20″W / 42.37°N 71.055556°W / 42.37; -71.055556 (Boston National Historical Park) | Boston Harbor | ||
25 | Boston Naval Shipyard | November 15, 1966 (#66000134) |
East of Chelsea St., Charlestown 42°22′30″N 71°03′09″W / 42.375°N 71.0525°W / 42.375; -71.0525 (Boston Naval Shipyard) | Charlestown | Updated listing May 5, 2015 as "Boston National Historical Park/Charlestown Navy Yard". | |
26 | Boston Police Station Number One-Traffic Tunnel Administration Building | March 3, 2015 (#15000048) |
128, 150 North & 130–140 Richmond St. 42°21′45″N 71°03′17″W / 42.3626°N 71.0547°W / 42.3626; -71.0547 (Boston Police Station Number One-Traffic Tunnel Administration Building) | North End | ||
27 | Boston Public Garden | February 27, 1987 (#87000761) |
Beacon, Charles, Boylston, and Arlington Sts. 42°21′15″N 71°04′12″W / 42.3541°N 71.07°W / 42.3541; -71.07 (Boston Public Garden) | Back Bay | ||
28 | Boston Public Library | May 6, 1973 (#73000317) |
Copley Sq. 42°20′57″N 71°04′43″W / 42.349167°N 71.078611°W / 42.349167; -71.078611 (Boston Public Library) | Back Bay | ||
29 | Boston Transit Commission Building | August 31, 2007 (#07000861) |
15 Beacon St. 42°21′30″N 71°03′46″W / 42.358333°N 71.062778°W / 42.358333; -71.062778 (Boston Transit Commission Building) | Beacon Hill | ||
30 | Boston Young Men's Christian Union | December 9, 1980 (#80000451) |
48 Boylston St. 42°21′07″N 71°03′53″W / 42.351944°N 71.064722°W / 42.351944; -71.064722 (Boston Young Men's Christian Union) | Chinatown | ||
31 | Boylston Building | December 9, 1980 (#80000450) |
2–22 Boylston St. 42°21′07″N 71°03′49″W / 42.351944°N 71.063611°W / 42.351944; -71.063611 (Boylston Building) | Chinatown | ||
32 | Building at 138–142 Portland Street | September 5, 1985 (#85002015) |
138–142 Portland St. 42°21′51″N 71°03′43″W / 42.364167°N 71.061944°W / 42.364167; -71.061944 (Building at 138–142 Portland Street) | Downtown | ||
33 | Bulfinch Triangle Historic District | February 27, 1986 (#86000274) |
Roughly bounded by Canal, Market, Merrimac, and Causeway Sts. 42°21′50″N 71°03′41″W / 42.363889°N 71.061389°W / 42.363889; -71.061389 (Bulfinch Triangle Historic District) | Downtown | ||
34 | Bunker Hill Monument | October 15, 1966 (#66000138) |
Breed's Hill 42°22′35″N 71°03′41″W / 42.376389°N 71.061389°W / 42.376389; -71.061389 (Bunker Hill Monument) | Charlestown | ||
35 | Bunker Hill School | October 15, 1987 (#87001771) |
68 Baldwin St. 42°22′56″N 71°04′15″W / 42.382222°N 71.070833°W / 42.382222; -71.070833 (Bunker Hill School) | Charlestown | ||
36 | Central Congregational Church | October 16, 2012 (#12001012) |
67 Newbury St. 42°21′08″N 71°04′27″W / 42.3521°N 71.0741°W / 42.3521; -71.0741 (Central Congregational Church) | Back Bay | This church has the largest intact Tiffany-designed ecclesiastical interior in its original location in America. The congregation is now known as the Church of the Covenant. | |
37 | Charles Playhouse | June 16, 1980 (#80000676) |
74–78 Warenton St. 42°20′58″N 71°03′59″W / 42.349444°N 71.066389°W / 42.349444; -71.066389 (Charles Playhouse) | Theatre District | ||
38 | Charles River Basin Historic District | December 22, 1978 (#78000436) |
Both banks of the Charles River from Eliot Bridge to Charles River Dam 42°21′46″N 71°06′28″W / 42.362778°N 71.107778°W / 42.362778; -71.107778 (Charles River Basin Historic District) | Back Bay | ||
39 | Charles River Reservation Parkways | January 18, 2006 (#05001530) |
Soldiers Field, Nonantum, Leo Birmingham, Arsenal, Greenough, N. Beacon, Charles River, Norumbega, Recreation 42°21′42″N 71°09′31″W / 42.361667°N 71.158611°W / 42.361667; -71.158611 (Charles River Reservation Parkways) | Allston/Brighton | Extends into Cambridge, Newton, Waltham, and Watertown and Weston in Middlesex County | |
40 | Charles River Reservation (Speedway)-Upper Basin Headquarters | July 19, 2010 (#10000506) |
1420–1440 Soldiers Field Rd. 42°21′41″N 71°08′47″W / 42.361389°N 71.146389°W / 42.361389; -71.146389 (Charles River Reservation (Speedway)-Upper Basin Headquarters) | Brighton | ||
41 | Charlestown Heights | January 8, 1998 (#97000969) |
Roughly bounded by St. Martin, Bunker Hill, Medford, and Sackville Sts. 42°22′56″N 71°04′05″W / 42.382222°N 71.068056°W / 42.382222; -71.068056 (Charlestown Heights) | Charlestown | ||
42 | Church Green Buildings Historic District | December 30, 1999 (#99001614) |
101–113 Summer St. 42°21′12″N 71°03′30″W / 42.353333°N 71.058333°W / 42.353333; -71.058333 (Church Green Buildings Historic District) | Downtown | ||
43 | Codman Building | October 19, 1983 (#83004097) |
55 Kilby St. 42°21′28″N 71°03′23″W / 42.357778°N 71.056389°W / 42.357778; -71.056389 (Codman Building) | Downtown | ||
44 | Compton Building | December 31, 2008 (#08001284) |
159, 161–175 Devonshire Street, 18–20 Arch Street 42°21′21″N 71°03′27″W / 42.355833°N 71.0575°W / 42.355833; -71.0575 (Compton Building) | Downtown | ||
45 | Congress Street Fire Station | September 3, 1987 (#87001396) |
344 Congress St. 42°20′58″N 71°02′56″W / 42.349444°N 71.048889°W / 42.349444; -71.048889 (Congress Street Fire Station) | South Boston | ||
46 | Copp's Hill Burying Ground | April 18, 1974 (#74000385) |
Charter, Snowhill, and Hull Sts. 42°22′02″N 71°03′23″W / 42.367222°N 71.056389°W / 42.367222; -71.056389 (Copp's Hill Burying Ground) | North End | ||
47 | Copp's Hill Terrace | April 19, 1990 (#90000631) |
Between Commercial and Charter Sts. west of Jackson Place 42°22′04″N 71°03′22″W / 42.367778°N 71.056111°W / 42.367778; -71.056111 (Copp's Hill Terrace) | North End | ||
48 | Crowninshield House | February 23, 1972 (#72000145) |
164 Marlborough St. 42°21′09″N 71°04′45″W / 42.3525°N 71.079167°W / 42.3525; -71.079167 (Crowninshield House) | Back Bay | ||
49 | Custom House District | May 11, 1973 (#73000321) |
Between the J.F.K. Expressway and Kirby St. and S. Market and High and Batterymarch Sts. 42°21′28″N 71°03′12″W / 42.357778°N 71.053333°W / 42.357778; -71.053333 (Custom House District) | Downtown | ||
50 | Dill Building | December 9, 1980 (#80000448) |
11–25 Stuart St. 42°21′04″N 71°03′50″W / 42.351111°N 71.063889°W / 42.351111; -71.063889 (Dill Building) | Theatre District | ||
51 | Eagle Hill Historic District | February 26, 1998 (#98000149) |
Roughly bounded by Border, Lexington, Trenton, and Falcon Sts. 42°22′51″N 71°02′05″W / 42.380897°N 71.034815°W / 42.380897; -71.034815 (Eagle Hill Historic District) | East Boston | ||
52 | Old East Boston High School | March 15, 2006 (#06000127) |
127 Marion St. 42°22′41″N 71°02′16″W / 42.378056°N 71.037778°W / 42.378056; -71.037778 (Old East Boston High School) | East Boston | ||
53 | Engine House No. 34 | October 24, 1985 (#85003375) |
444 Western Ave. 42°21′43″N 71°08′30″W / 42.361944°N 71.141667°W / 42.361944; -71.141667 (Engine House No. 34) | Brighton | ||
54 | Ether Dome | October 15, 1966 (#66000366) |
Fruit St. 42°21′48″N 71°04′07″W / 42.363333°N 71.068611°W / 42.363333; -71.068611 (Ether Dome) | West End | Part of Massachusetts General Hospital, Bulfinch Building | |
55 | Faneuil Hall | October 15, 1966 (#66000368) |
Dock Sq. 42°21′36″N 71°03′24″W / 42.36°N 71.056667°W / 42.36; -71.056667 (Faneuil Hall) | Downtown | ||
56 | Peter Faneuil School | December 16, 1994 (#94001492) |
60 Joy St. 42°21′37″N 71°03′58″W / 42.360278°N 71.066111°W / 42.360278; -71.066111 (Peter Faneuil School) | Beacon Hill | ||
57 | Filene's Department Store | July 24, 1986 (#86001909) |
426 Washington St. 42°21′18″N 71°03′39″W / 42.355°N 71.060833°W / 42.355; -71.060833 (Filene's Department Store) | Downtown | Partially demolished by investors in 2008, irrespective of its historical significance. Historic Burnham Building (Beaux-Arts) remains, now part of Millennium Tower development. | |
58 | First Baptist Church | February 23, 1972 (#72000146) |
Commonwealth Ave. and Clarendon St. 42°21′06″N 71°04′36″W / 42.351667°N 71.076667°W / 42.351667; -71.076667 (First Baptist Church) | Back Bay | ||
59 | Fort Point Channel Historic District | September 10, 2004 (#04000959) |
Necco Court, Thomson Place, and A, Binford, Congress, Farnsworth, Melcher, Midway, Sleeper, Stillings, and Summer Sts. 42°20′59″N 71°03′05″W / 42.349722°N 71.051389°W / 42.349722; -71.051389 (Fort Point Channel Historic District) | South Boston | ||
60 | I.J. Fox Building | December 29, 2015 (#15000942) |
407 Washington St. 42°21′21″N 71°03′36″W / 42.355918°N 71.060050°W / 42.355918; -71.060050 (I.J. Fox Building) | Downtown Crossing | ||
61 | Fulton-Commercial Streets District | March 21, 1973 (#73000319) |
Fulton, Commercial, Mercantile, Lewis, and Richmond Sts.; also 81–95 Richmond St. 42°21′43″N 71°03′12″W / 42.361944°N 71.053333°W / 42.361944; -71.053333 (Fulton-Commercial Streets District) | North End | 81-95 Richmond St. represent a boundary increase | |
62 | Gibson House | August 7, 2001 (#01001048) |
137 Beacon St. 42°21′17″N 71°04′27″W / 42.354608°N 71.074114°W / 42.354608; -71.074114 (Gibson House) | Back Bay | ||
63 | Ozias Goodwin House | June 23, 1988 (#88000908) |
7 Jackson Ave. 42°22′03″N 71°03′19″W / 42.3675°N 71.055278°W / 42.3675; -71.055278 (Ozias Goodwin House) | North End | ||
64 | Gridley Street Historic District | December 3, 2014 (#14000974) |
Bounded by Congress, High, Pearl & Purchase Sts. 42°21′17″N 71°03′15″W / 42.3547°N 71.0541°W / 42.3547; -71.0541 (Gridley Street Historic District) | Financial District | ||
65 | Chester Harding House | October 15, 1966 (#66000764) |
16 Beacon St. 42°21′28″N 71°03′47″W / 42.357778°N 71.063056°W / 42.357778; -71.063056 (Chester Harding House) | Beacon Hill | ||
66 | Harvard Stadium | February 27, 1987 (#87000757) |
60 N. Harvard St. 42°22′01″N 71°07′36″W / 42.366864°N 71.126586°W / 42.366864; -71.126586 (Harvard Stadium) | Allston | ||
67 | Hayden Building | December 9, 1980 (#80000446) |
681–683 Washington St. 42°21′05″N 71°03′50″W / 42.351389°N 71.063889°W / 42.351389; -71.063889 (Hayden Building) | Downtown | ||
68 | Headquarters House | October 15, 1966 (#66000765) |
55 Beacon St. 42°21′23″N 71°04′08″W / 42.356389°N 71.068889°W / 42.356389; -71.068889 (Headquarters House) | Beacon Hill | ||
69 | Hoosac Stores 1 & 2-Hoosac Stores 3 | August 14, 1985 (#85002339) |
115 Constitution St. 42°22′16″N 71°03′40″W / 42.371111°N 71.061111°W / 42.371111; -71.061111 (Hoosac Stores 1 & 2-Hoosac Stores 3) | Charlestown | Hoosac Stores 3 was demolished in 2000. | |
70 | House at 1 Bay Street | February 9, 1994 (#93001573) |
1 Bay St. 42°20′53″N 71°04′07″W / 42.348056°N 71.068611°W / 42.348056; -71.068611 (House at 1 Bay Street) | Bay Village | ||
71 | Samuel Gridley and Julia Ward Howe House | September 13, 1974 (#74002044) |
13 Chestnut St. 42°21′27″N 71°04′03″W / 42.3575°N 71.0675°W / 42.3575; -71.0675 (Samuel Gridley and Julia Ward Howe House) | Beacon Hill | ||
72 | International Trust Company Building | September 10, 1979 (#79000369) |
39–47 Milk St. 42°21′23″N 71°03′29″W / 42.356389°N 71.058056°W / 42.356389; -71.058056 (International Trust Company Building) | Downtown | ||
73 | John F. Kennedy Federal Building | November 15, 2021 (#100007130) |
15 New Sudbury St. 42°21′41″N 71°03′34″W / 42.36144°N 71.05936°W / 42.36144; -71.05936 (John F. Kennedy Federal Building) | Government Center | ||
74 | King's Chapel | May 2, 1974 (#74002045) |
Tremont and School Sts. 42°21′28″N 71°03′38″W / 42.357778°N 71.060556°W / 42.357778; -71.060556 (King's Chapel) | Downtown | ||
75 | Leather District | December 21, 1983 (#83004098) |
Roughly bounded by Atlantic Ave., Kneeland, Lincoln, and Essex Sts. 42°21′03″N 71°03′30″W / 42.350833°N 71.058333°W / 42.350833; -71.058333 (Leather District) | Leather District | ||
76 | Liberty Tree District | December 9, 1980 (#80000460) |
Roughly bounded by Harrison Ave., Washington, Essex and Beach Sts. 42°21′07″N 71°03′47″W / 42.351944°N 71.063056°W / 42.351944; -71.063056 (Liberty Tree District) | Downtown | ||
77 | Locke-Ober Restaurant | July 24, 1986 (#86001911) |
3–4 Winter Pl. 42°21′20″N 71°03′46″W / 42.355556°N 71.062778°W / 42.355556; -71.062778 (Locke-Ober Restaurant) | Downtown | ||
78 | Long Wharf and Customhouse Block | November 13, 1966 (#66000768) |
Foot of State St. 42°21′37″N 71°02′59″W / 42.360278°N 71.049722°W / 42.360278; -71.049722 (Long Wharf and Customhouse Block) | Downtown | ||
79 | Theodore Lyman School | December 2, 2014 (#14000975) |
30 Gove St. 42°22′19″N 71°02′16″W / 42.3720°N 71.0378°W / 42.3720; -71.0378 (Theodore Lyman School) | East Boston | ||
80 | Mariner's House | November 12, 1999 (#99001302) |
11 North Square 42°21′50″N 71°03′13″W / 42.363889°N 71.053611°W / 42.363889; -71.053611 (Mariner's House) | North End | ||
81 | Massachusetts General Hospital | December 30, 1970 (#70000682) |
Fruit Street 42°21′48″N 71°04′08″W / 42.363333°N 71.068889°W / 42.363333; -71.068889 (Massachusetts General Hospital) | West End | 1820s hospital building by Charles Bulfinch | |
82 | Massachusetts Statehouse | October 15, 1966 (#66000771) |
Beacon Hill 42°21′31″N 71°03′52″W / 42.358611°N 71.064444°W / 42.358611; -71.064444 (Massachusetts Statehouse) | Beacon Hill | ||
83 | Donald McKay House | June 2, 1982 (#82004450) |
78–80 White St. 42°22′49″N 71°02′14″W / 42.380278°N 71.037222°W / 42.380278; -71.037222 (Donald McKay House) | East Boston | ||
84 | Metropolitan Theatre | December 9, 1980 (#80000445) |
252–272 Tremont St. 42°21′01″N 71°03′56″W / 42.350278°N 71.065556°W / 42.350278; -71.065556 (Metropolitan Theatre) | Theatre District | ||
85 | Monument Square Historic District | June 2, 1987 (#87001128) |
Monument Square 42°22′35″N 71°03′38″W / 42.3763°N 71.0605°W / 42.3763; -71.0605 (Monument Square Historic District) | Charlestown | Not to be confused with the Monument Square Historic District (Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts). | |
86 | Middlesex Canal Historic and Archaeological District | November 19, 2009 (#09000936) |
Numerous locations along the historic route of the Middlesex Canal | Charlestown | Extends into Middlesex County.[5] | |
87 | Lightship No. 112, Nantucket | December 20, 1989 (#89002464) |
Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina end of Marginal Street 42°21′40″N 71°02′07″W / 42.361098°N 71.035178°W / 42.361098; -71.035178 (Lightship No. 112, Nantucket) | East Boston | Largest lightship ever built. Listed in Portland, Maine. Arrived in Boston May 11, 2010 | |
88 | William C. Nell House | May 11, 1976 (#76001979) |
3 Smith Ct. 42°21′28″N 71°03′53″W / 42.357778°N 71.064722°W / 42.357778; -71.064722 (William C. Nell House) | Beacon Hill | ||
89 | Newspaper Row | July 7, 1983 (#83000607) |
322–328 Washington St., 5–23 Milk St., and 11 Hawley St. 42°21′24″N 71°03′33″W / 42.356667°N 71.059167°W / 42.356667; -71.059167 (Newspaper Row) | Downtown | ||
90 | North Terminal Garage | September 11, 1997 (#97000971) |
600 Commercial St. 42°22′01″N 71°03′28″W / 42.366944°N 71.057778°W / 42.366944; -71.057778 (North Terminal Garage) | North End | ||
91 | Ohabei Shalom Cemetery | August 19, 2008 (#08000795) |
147 Wordsworth St. 42°22′59″N 71°00′52″W / 42.382973°N 71.014466°W / 42.382973; -71.014466 (Ohabei Shalom Cemetery) | East Boston | ||
92 | Old City Hall | December 30, 1970 (#70000687) |
School and Providence Sts. 42°21′29″N 71°03′35″W / 42.358056°N 71.059722°W / 42.358056; -71.059722 (Old City Hall) | Downtown | ||
93 | Old Corner Bookstore | April 11, 1973 (#73000322) |
Northwestern corner of Washington and School Sts. 42°21′27″N 71°03′32″W / 42.3575°N 71.058889°W / 42.3575; -71.058889 (Old Corner Bookstore) | Downtown | ||
94 | Old North Church | October 15, 1966 (#66000776) |
193 Salem St. 42°21′58″N 71°03′18″W / 42.366111°N 71.055°W / 42.366111; -71.055 (Old North Church) | North End | ||
95 | Old South Church in Boston | December 30, 1970 (#70000690) |
645 Boylston St. 42°21′01″N 71°04′43″W / 42.350278°N 71.078611°W / 42.350278; -71.078611 (Old South Church in Boston) | Back Bay | ||
96 | Old South Meetinghouse | October 15, 1966 (#66000778) |
Milk and Washington Sts. 42°21′25″N 71°03′31″W / 42.356944°N 71.058611°W / 42.356944; -71.058611 (Old South Meetinghouse) | Downtown | ||
97 | Old State House | October 15, 1966 (#66000779) |
Washington and State Sts. 42°21′32″N 71°03′28″W / 42.358889°N 71.057778°W / 42.358889; -71.057778 (Old State House) | Downtown | ||
98 | Old West Church | December 30, 1970 (#70000691) |
131 Cambridge St. 42°21′41″N 71°03′55″W / 42.361389°N 71.065278°W / 42.361389; -71.065278 (Old West Church) | West End | ||
99 | Olmsted Park System | December 8, 1971 (#71000086) |
Encompassing the Back Bay Fens, Muddy River, Olmsted (Leverett Park), Jamaica Park, Arborway, and Franklin Park 42°20′43″N 71°05′45″W / 42.345278°N 71.095833°W / 42.345278; -71.095833 (Olmsted Park System) | Jamaica Plain and Fenway-Kenmore | ||
100 | (First) Harrison Gray Otis House | December 30, 1970 (#70000539) |
141 Cambridge St. 42°21′41″N 71°03′57″W / 42.361389°N 71.065833°W / 42.361389; -71.065833 ((First) Harrison Gray Otis House) | West End | ||
101 | (Second) Harrison Gray Otis House | July 27, 1973 (#73001955) |
85 Mt. Vernon St. 42°21′29″N 71°04′05″W / 42.358056°N 71.068056°W / 42.358056; -71.068056 ((Second) Harrison Gray Otis House) | Beacon Hill | ||
102 | Paine Furniture Building | September 12, 2002 (#02001039) |
75–81 Arlington St. 42°21′04″N 71°04′17″W / 42.351111°N 71.071389°W / 42.351111; -71.071389 (Paine Furniture Building) | Back Bay | ||
103 | Park Street District | May 1, 1974 (#74000390) |
Tremont, Park, and Beacon Sts. 42°21′26″N 71°03′44″W / 42.357222°N 71.062222°W / 42.357222; -71.062222 (Park Street District) | Beacon Hill | ||
104 | Parker House | December 26, 2023 (#86003804) |
56-62 School St. and 60-68 Tremont St. 42°21′25″N 71°04′09″W / 42.356944°N 71.069167°W / 42.356944; -71.069167 (Parker House) | Financial District | The Omni Parker House Hotel. | |
104 | Francis Parkman House | October 15, 1966 (#66000782) |
50 Chestnut St. 42°21′25″N 71°04′09″W / 42.356944°N 71.069167°W / 42.356944; -71.069167 (Francis Parkman House) | Beacon Hill | ||
105 | Phipps Street Burying Ground | May 14, 1974 (#74000907) |
Phipps St. 42°22′34″N 71°04′13″W / 42.376111°N 71.070278°W / 42.376111; -71.070278 (Phipps Street Burying Ground) | Charlestown | ||
106 | Piano Row District | December 9, 1980 (#80000458) |
Boston Common, Park Sq., Boylston Pl. and Tremont St. 42°21′08″N 71°03′55″W / 42.352222°N 71.065278°W / 42.352222; -71.065278 (Piano Row District) | Downtown | ||
107 | Pierce–Hichborn House | November 24, 1968 (#68000042) |
29 North Sq. 42°21′48″N 71°03′16″W / 42.363333°N 71.054444°W / 42.363333; -71.054444 (Pierce–Hichborn House) | North End | ||
108 | Publicity Building | August 20, 2003 (#03000781) |
40–44 Bromfield St. 42°21′23″N 71°03′41″W / 42.356389°N 71.061389°W / 42.356389; -71.061389 (Publicity Building) | Downtown | ||
109 | Quincy Grammar School | August 1, 2017 (#100001458) |
88-90 Tyler St. 42°20′56″N 71°03′41″W / 42.348853°N 71.061311°W / 42.348853; -71.061311 (Quincy Grammar School) | Chinatown | ||
110 | Quincy Market | November 13, 1966 (#66000784) |
S. Market St. 42°21′36″N 71°03′18″W / 42.36°N 71.055°W / 42.36; -71.055 (Quincy Market) | Downtown | ||
111 | Paul Revere House | October 15, 1966 (#66000785) |
19 North Sq. 42°21′49″N 71°03′16″W / 42.363611°N 71.054444°W / 42.363611; -71.054444 (Paul Revere House) | North End | ||
112 | Richardson Block | August 9, 1986 (#86001504) |
113–151 Pearl and 109–119 High Sts. 42°21′18″N 71°03′17″W / 42.355°N 71.054722°W / 42.355; -71.054722 (Richardson Block) | Downtown | ||
113 | ROSEWAY (schooner) | September 25, 1997 (#97001278) |
Boston Harbor 44°12′38″N 69°03′46″W / 44.210556°N 69.062778°W / 44.210556; -69.062778 (ROSEWAY (schooner)) | Boston Harbor | National Historic Landmark | |
114 | Roughan Hall | April 15, 1982 (#82004448) |
15–18 City Sq. 42°22′20″N 71°03′44″W / 42.372222°N 71.062222°W / 42.372222; -71.062222 (Roughan Hall) | Charlestown | ||
115 | Russia Wharf Buildings | December 2, 1980 (#80000463) |
518–540 Atlantic Ave., 270 Congress St. and 276–290 Congress St. 42°21′12″N 71°03′11″W / 42.353333°N 71.053056°W / 42.353333; -71.053056 (Russia Wharf Buildings) | Downtown | ||
116 | St. Paul's Church | December 30, 1970 (#70000730) |
136 Tremont St. 42°21′21″N 71°03′46″W / 42.355833°N 71.062778°W / 42.355833; -71.062778 (St. Paul's Church) | Downtown | ||
117 | St. Stephen's Church | April 14, 1975 (#75000300) |
Hanover St. between Clark and Harris Sts. 42°21′56″N 71°03′10″W / 42.365556°N 71.052778°W / 42.365556; -71.052778 (St. Stephen's Church) | North End | ||
118 | Sears' Crescent and Sears' Block | August 9, 1986 (#86001486) |
38–68 and 70–72 Cornhill 42°21′34″N 71°03′34″W / 42.359444°N 71.059444°W / 42.359444; -71.059444 (Sears' Crescent and Sears' Block) | Downtown | ||
119 | David Sears House | December 30, 1970 (#70000731) |
42 Beacon St. 42°21′25″N 71°04′03″W / 42.356944°N 71.0675°W / 42.356944; -71.0675 (David Sears House) | Beacon Hill | ||
120 | Second Brazer Building | July 24, 1986 (#86001913) |
25–29 State St. 42°21′30″N 71°03′28″W / 42.358333°N 71.057778°W / 42.358333; -71.057778 (Second Brazer Building) | Downtown | ||
121 | Sam S. Shubert Theatre | December 9, 1980 (#80000444) |
263–265 Tremont St. 42°21′00″N 71°03′58″W / 42.35°N 71.066111°W / 42.35; -71.066111 (Sam S. Shubert Theatre) | Theatre District | ||
122 | South Station Headhouse | February 13, 1975 (#75000299) |
Atlantic Ave. and Summer St. 42°21′07″N 71°03′21″W / 42.351944°N 71.055833°W / 42.351944; -71.055833 (South Station Headhouse) | Downtown | ||
123 | R.H. Stearns House | June 16, 1980 (#80000671) |
140 Tremont St. 42°21′20″N 71°03′47″W / 42.355556°N 71.063056°W / 42.355556; -71.063056 (R.H. Stearns House) | Downtown | Although the site is named the "R.H. Stearns House", it is the former main building of the R.H. Stearns Department Store company. | |
124 | Suffolk County Jail | April 23, 1980 (#80000670) |
215 Charles St. 42°21′43″N 71°04′13″W / 42.361944°N 71.070278°W / 42.361944; -71.070278 (Suffolk County Jail) | West End | ||
125 | Charles Sumner House | November 7, 1973 (#73001953) |
20 Hancock St. 42°21′36″N 71°03′56″W / 42.36°N 71.065556°W / 42.36; -71.065556 (Charles Sumner House) | Beacon Hill | ||
126 | Temple Place Historic District | July 26, 1988 (#88000427) |
11–55, 26–58 Temple Pl. 42°21′18″N 71°03′40″W / 42.355°N 71.061111°W / 42.355; -71.061111 (Temple Place Historic District) | Downtown | ||
127 | Terminal Storage Warehouse District | March 12, 2012 (#12000099) |
267–281 Medford St., 40 & 50 Terminal St. 42°22′51″N 71°03′42″W / 42.380913°N 71.061741°W / 42.380913; -71.061741 (Terminal Storage Warehouse District) | Charlestown | ||
128 | Textile District | November 29, 1990 (#90001757) |
Roughly Essex St. from Phillips Sq. to Columbia St. and Chauncy St. from Phillips Sq. to Rowe Pl. 42°20′52″N 71°03′17″W / 42.347778°N 71.054722°W / 42.347778; -71.054722 (Textile District) | Downtown | ||
129 | Town Hill District | May 11, 1973 (#73000850) |
Bounded roughly by Rutherford Ave. and Main and Warren Sts. 42°22′21″N 71°03′44″W / 42.3725°N 71.062222°W / 42.3725; -71.062222 (Town Hill District) | Charlestown | ||
130 | Tremont Street Subway | October 15, 1966 (#66000788) |
Beneath Tremont, Boylston, and Washington Sts. 42°21′23″N 71°03′47″W / 42.356389°N 71.063056°W / 42.356389; -71.063056 (Tremont Street Subway) | Downtown | First subway in the Western Hemisphere; still operating (as part of the MBTA's Green Line) | |
131 | Trinity Church | July 1, 1970 (#70000733) |
Copley Sq. 42°21′07″N 71°04′28″W / 42.351944°N 71.074444°W / 42.351944; -71.074444 (Trinity Church) | Back Bay | ||
132 | Trinity Neighborhood House | April 14, 1992 (#92000356) |
406 Meridian St. 42°22′49″N 71°02′23″W / 42.380278°N 71.039611°W / 42.380278; -71.039611 (Trinity Neighborhood House) | East Boston | ||
133 | Trinity Rectory | February 23, 1972 (#72000150) |
Clarendon and Newbury Sts. 42°21′06″N 71°04′34″W / 42.351667°N 71.076111°W / 42.351667; -71.076111 (Trinity Rectory) | Back Bay | ||
134 | Union Oyster House | May 27, 2003 (#03000645) |
41–43 Union Street 42°21′46″N 71°03′38″W / 42.362778°N 71.060556°W / 42.362778; -71.060556 (Union Oyster House) | Downtown | ||
135 | Union Wharf | June 22, 1980 (#80000669) |
295–353 Commercial St. 42°21′56″N 71°03′03″W / 42.365556°N 71.050833°W / 42.365556; -71.050833 (Union Wharf) | North End | ||
136 | United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building | August 19, 1980 (#80000668) |
138–164 Federal St. 42°21′14″N 71°03′23″W / 42.353889°N 71.056389°W / 42.353889; -71.056389 (United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building) | Downtown | ||
137 | United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Federal Building | April 8, 2011 (#11000160) |
5 Post Office Square 42°21′26″N 71°03′25″W / 42.357222°N 71.056944°W / 42.357222; -71.056944 (United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Federal Building) | Downtown | ||
138 | USS Cassin Young (destroyer) | January 14, 1986 (#86000084) |
Charlestown Navy Yard 42°22′17″N 71°03′18″W / 42.371389°N 71.055°W / 42.371389; -71.055 (USS Cassin Young (destroyer)) | Charlestown | ||
139 | U.S.S. Constitution | October 15, 1966 (#66000789) |
Boston Naval Shipyard 42°22′21″N 71°03′25″W / 42.3725°N 71.056944°W / 42.3725; -71.056944 (U.S.S. Constitution) | Charlestown | ||
140 | Vermont Building | November 13, 1984 (#84000421) |
6–12 Thacher St. 42°21′56″N 71°03′28″W / 42.365556°N 71.057778°W / 42.365556; -71.057778 (Vermont Building) | North End | ||
141 | Washington Street Theatre District | March 19, 1979 (#79000370) |
511–559 Washington St. 42°21′14″N 71°03′46″W / 42.353889°N 71.062778°W / 42.353889; -71.062778 (Washington Street Theatre District) | Theatre District | ||
142 | West Street District | December 9, 1980 (#80000455) |
West St. 42°21′18″N 71°03′49″W / 42.355°N 71.063611°W / 42.355; -71.063611 (West Street District) | Downtown | ||
143 | Wigglesworth Building | October 21, 1982 (#82000486) |
89-83 Franklin St. 42°21′18″N 71°03′29″W / 42.355°N 71.058056°W / 42.355; -71.058056 (Wigglesworth Building) | Downtown | ||
144 | Wilbur Theatre | December 9, 1980 (#80000443) |
244–250 Tremont St. 42°21′02″N 71°03′56″W / 42.350556°N 71.065556°W / 42.350556; -71.065556 (Wilbur Theatre) | Theatre District | ||
145 | Winthrop Building | April 18, 1974 (#74000392) |
7 Water St. 42°21′27″N 71°03′29″W / 42.3575°N 71.058056°W / 42.3575; -71.058056 (Winthrop Building) | Downtown | ||
146 | Jacob Wirth Buildings | December 9, 1980 (#80000442) |
31–39 Stuart St. 42°21′04″N 71°03′52″W / 42.351111°N 71.064444°W / 42.351111; -71.064444 (Jacob Wirth Buildings) | Theatre District | ||
147 | Youth's Companion Building | May 2, 1974 (#74000393) |
209 Columbus Ave. 42°20′54″N 71°04′22″W / 42.348333°N 71.072778°W / 42.348333; -71.072778 (Youth's Companion Building) | Back Bay | ||
148 | YWCA Boston | March 3, 2004 (#04000119) |
140 Clarendon St. 42°21′01″N 71°04′33″W / 42.350278°N 71.075833°W / 42.350278; -71.075833 (YWCA Boston) | Back Bay | Neoclassical building of YWCA Boston. |
Former listing
[2] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alice S. Wentworth (schooner) | May 24, 1973 (#73002284) | September 16, 1974 | Pier 4, Northern Ave. | Destroyed in a storm in 1974. |
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
References
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ "Listing for Middlesex Canal district". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2011-11-21.