Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Massachusetts - Suffolk County - Historic Districts
Suffolk County Massachusetts (Historic Districts) has 50 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 12 places of National significance and 11 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Anderson, Larz, Park Historic District, Back Bay Historic District, Beach-Knapp District, Beacon Hill Historic District and Boston African American National Historic Site.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Prehistoric Indian, Late Archaic and Woodland dating back to 7499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Suffolk County historic places including Francis Parkman, Larz Anderson and Edward McClintock.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Suffolk County places including Augustus St. Gaudens, Charles Bulfinch, John Cadness, Alexander Parris, Lt. Col. Sylvanus Thayer, Corps of Engineers, George V. Meacham, Rutan & Coolidge Shepley, Charles Eliot and Maginnis & Walsh. Prominent architectural styles found in Suffolk Country are Greek Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late Victorian.

1767 Milestones (added 1971 - - #71000084)
Between Boston and Springfield along Old Post Rd. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Anderson, Larz, Park Historic District (added 1985 - - #85003245)
Bounded by Goddard and Avon Sts. , Boston
Biruitorul~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Anderson,Larz,et al.
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Back Bay Historic District (added 1973 - - #73001948)
Also known as See also:First Baptist Church,Trinity Church,Old South Churc
Roughly bounded by the Charles River, Arlington, Providence, Boylston and Newbury Sts., and Charlesgate East , Boston
Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Art, Prehistoric, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, Community Planning And Development, Religion, Social History, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Prehistoric Indian, Late Archaic
Period of Significance:
3000-3499 BC, 2500-2999 BC, 2000-2499 BC, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1500-1999 BC, 1000-1499 BC
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Beach-Knapp District (added 1980 - - #80000462)
Roughly bounded by Harrison Ave., Washington, Kneeland, and Beach Sts. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Performing Arts
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel
Beacon Hill Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000130)
Also known as See Also:Otis, (Second) Harrison Gray,House
Bounded by Beacon St., the Charles River Embankment, and Pinckney, Revere, and Hancock Sts. , Boston
Filetime, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bulfinch,Charles
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal, Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Parkman,Francis,et al.
Significant Year:
1795
Area of Significance:
Literature, Architecture, Performing Arts
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Bellingham Square Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000030)
Roughly bounded by Broadway, Shawmut, Chestnut, and Shurtleff Sts. , Chelsea
Wikipeder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Historic Person:
McClintock,Edward
Significant Year:
1929, 1908
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, European, Community Planning And Development, Other, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Multiple Dwelling
Blackstone Block Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000315)
Area bound by Union, Hanover, Blackstone, and North Sts. , Boston
Rellimaz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Blue Hills Parkway (added 2003 - - #03000574)
Blue Hills Parkway , Milton Boston
Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Eliot, Charles
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related
Boston African American National Historic Site (added 1980 - - #80004396)
Museum of Afro American History, Dudley Station, Box 5 , Boston
Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Boston Common (added 1987 - - #87000760)
Also known as See Also:Boston Common and Public Garden
Beacon, Park, Tremont, Boylston, and Charles St. , Boston
AbhiSuryawanshi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Plaza
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Plaza
Boston Common and Public Garden (added 1972 - - #72000144)
Also known as Tremont Street Subway;See Also:Boston Common;Boston Public G
Beacon, Park, Tremont, Boylston, and Arlington Sts. , Boston
Ahecht, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Art, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Park
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Park
Boston Consumptives Hospital (added 2002 - - #01001557)
Also known as Boston Sanatorium
249 River St. , Boston
Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maginnis & Walsh, Ritchie, James
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Sanatorium, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Health Care
Boston Fish Pier Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001314)
212-234 Northern Avenue, Boston
NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1910-1967 AD, 1910-1912 AD
Boston Harbor (added 1972 - - #72001622)
Also known as Historic Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor , Boston
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Boston Harbor Islands Archeological District (added 1985 - - #85003323)
Address Restricted , Boston
Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic, Woodland
Period of Significance:
7000-7499 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
State, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Boston National Historical Park (added 1974 - - #74002222)
Inner harbor at mouth of Charles River , Boston
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Parris,Alexander
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Greek Revival, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
State, Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Capitol, Meeting Hall, Naval Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Museum
Boston Naval Shipyard (added 1966 - - #66000134)
Also known as Charlestown Navy Yard
E of Chelsea St., Charlestown , Boston
This is also Sven Manguard, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Parris,Alexander,et al.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Invention, Architecture, Military, Engineering, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Naval Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Defense, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Naval Facility, Park, Water-Related
Boston Public Garden (added 1987 - - #87000761)
Also known as See Also:Boston Common and Public Garden
Beacon, Charles, Boylston, and Arlington Sts. , Boston
TanRo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Park
Brighton Center Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000088)
Academy Hill R., Chestnut Hill Ave., Dighton, Elko, Henshaw, Leicester, Market, Washington, and Winship Sts. , Boston
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Cemetery, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Bulfinch Triangle Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000274)
Roughly bounded by Canal, Market, Merrimac, and Causeway Sts. , Boston
Marcbela, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bulfinch,Charles
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Second Empire, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Warehouse
Cathedral of St. George Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001361)
Also known as Hawes Unitarian Church
517-523-525 E. Broadway , Boston
Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thayer, Samuel J.F.
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Social History, European, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
Charles River Basin Historic District (added 1978 - - #78000436)
Both banks of Charles River from Eliot Bridge to Charles River Dam , Boston
Panoramio upload bot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Park, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related, Street Furniture/Object
Chelsea Square Historic District (added 1982 - - #09000144)
Also known as Broay Square, Winnisimmet Square
Roughly area around Broadway, Medford. Tremont, Park, Cross and Winnisimmet Sts. , Chelsea
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Performing Arts
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station, Post Office, Professional, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Government
Current Sub-function:
Fire Station, Post Office, Professional, Single Dwelling
Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District (added 1990 - - #89002271)
Beacon St. and Commonwealth Ave. , Boston
Yelm, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Shepley,Rutan & Coolidge
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Engineering, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Church Green Buildings Historic District (added 1999 - - #99001614)
101-113 Summer St. , Boston
Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Faxon, James Lyman, Bradlee, Nathaniel J.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Organizational
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
Codman Square District (added 1983 - - #83000602)
Norfolk, Talbot, Epping, Lithgow, Centre, and Moultrie Sts. , Boston
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education, Commerce, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Education, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Park, Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Landscape, Other, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Park, Religious Structure
Columbia Road-Bellevue Street Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001582)
400-500 block of Columbia Road, portions of Bellevue Street, Boston
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1894-1914 AD, 1840-1967 AD
Columbia Road-Devon Street Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001315)
193-231 (odd) and 200-204 (even) Columbia Road, Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1908-1910 AD, 1901-1967 AD
Columbia Road-Strathcona Road Historic District (added 2018 - - #100002734)
90-94, 102-108, 105-111, 129-135, 137, 143-147, 150-156 Columbia and 16 Strathcona Roads, 114-126 Washington Street, Boston
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1910-1968 AD
Commercial Palace Historic District (added 1985 - - #85003598)
Also known as See Also:Bedford Building
Roughly bounded by Franklin, Devonshire, Bedford, Chauncy, Summer, and Hawley Sts. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Custom House District (added 1973 - - #73000321)
Between J.F.K. Expwy. and Kirby St. and S. Market and High and Batterymarch Sts. , Boston
Rudolphous, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Skyscraper, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Customhouse, Financial Institution, Professional, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Customhouse, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Warehouse
Dedham Manufacturing Company Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000192)
Also known as Smithfield Manufacturing Company,Manchaug Company
Knight and Readville Sts. and Damon Pl. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Dorchester Heights Historic District (added 2001 - - #01001198)
Also known as Telegraph Hill
Roughly a one block area surrounding Telegraph Hill , Dorchester
Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Military, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Landscape, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clinic, Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Landscape, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clinic, Department Store, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Dorchester North Burying Ground (added 1974 - - #74000915)
Also known as First Burying Ground in Dorchester
Stroughton St. and Columbia Rd. , Boston
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Art, Landscape Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Dorchester--Milton Lower Mills Industrial District (Boundary Increase) (added 2001 - - #01000304)
Roughly: Adams, River, Medway Sts., Millers Lane, Eliot and Adams Sts. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell, Winslow & Wetherell, et al.
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Warehouse
Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District (added 1980 - - #80000675)
Both sides of Neponset River , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Bradlee,Winslow,& Wetherell
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse
Douglass, Frederick, Square Historic District (added 1996 - - #96001063)
Roughly bounded by Hammond St., Cobat St., Windsor St., and Westminister St., Lower Roxbury , Boston
Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Connolly, Benjamin J., et al., Pope, George W.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Gothic, Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Social History, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Downtown Chelsea Residential Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000718)
Roughly bounded by Shurtleff, Marginal, and Division Sts. and Bellingham Sq. , Chelsea
Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Eisenberg,Samuel S.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Dudley Station Historic District (added 1985 - - #85003074)
Washington, Warren, and Dudley Sts. , Boston
Pi1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Engineering, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Rail-Related, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Eagle Hill Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000149)
Roughly bounded by Border, Lexington, Trenton, and Falcon Sts. , Boston
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Maritime History, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Esmond Street Historic District (added 2018 - - #100003070)
Bicknell, Bradshaw, Esmond, and Harvard Streets, Boston
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th Century, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1884-1968 AD
Fenway-Boylston Street District (added 1984 - - #84002875)
Also known as See Also:Massacusetts Historical Society
Fenway, Boylston, Westland, and Hemenway Sts. , Boston
Grk1011, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Fort Point Channel Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000959)
Necco Court, Thomson Place, A, Binford, Congress, Farnsworth, Melcher, Midway, Sleeper, Stillings, Summer Sts. , Boston
Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Safford, Morton, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Maritime History, Engineering, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Warehouse, Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Museum, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Water-Related
Fort Warren (added 1970 - - #70000540)
Georges Island, Boston Harbor , Boston
Fish Cop, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Corps of Engineers, Thayer,Lt. Col. Sylvanus
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Francis Street--Fenwood Road Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000409)
Boston, Boston
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Other
Period of Significance:
1875-1974 AD
Fulton-Commercial Streets District (added 1973 - - #73000319)
Fulton, Commercial, Mercantile, Lewis, and Richmond Sts. , Boston
Marcbela, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Fulton-Commercial Streets Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2000 - - #00000160)
81-95 Richmond St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kelly, Samuel D.,, Drisker, O.H.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Restaurant, Sanatorium
Governor Shirley Square Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000454)
Boston, Boston
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1850-1974 AD
Harrison Square Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001190)
Also known as Clam Point Historic District
Bounded by MBTA Braintree line embankment, Park, Everett, Freeport, Mill, Asland, Blanche Sts., Victory Rd. , Boston
Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Briggs, Luther Jr., Fox, John A.
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Harvard Avenue Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000415)
Also known as Allston Village Historic District
Roughly bounded by Linden St., Commonwealth AVe., Harvard Ave., and Park Vale Ave. , Boston
Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Social History, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Specialty Store
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