Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Massachusetts - Suffolk County
Suffolk County Massachusetts has 50 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 20 places of National significance and 13 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include African Meetinghouse, All Saints' Church, Ames Building, Anderson, Larz, Park Historic District and Appleton, Nathan, Residence.

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

Learn about the many famous people who are associated with these Suffolk County historic places including Nathan Appleton, Francis Parkman, Charles Sprague Sargent, Larz Anderson, Gov. Samuel Bellingham and Edward McClintock.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Suffolk County places including Bigelow & Wadsworth, Alexander Parris, Edward Clark Cabot, Rutan and Coolidge Shepley, Frederick Law Olmsted, Augustus St. Gaudens, John Cadness, Winslow & Bigelow, Charles Bulfinch and George V. Meacham. Prominent architectural styles found in Suffolk Country are Federal, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

1767 Milestones (added 1971 - #71000084)
Between Boston and Springfield along Old Post Rd. , Springfield
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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
More Information:
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Abbotsford (added 1987 - #87000885)
Also known as Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists
300 Walnut Ave. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Frink,Alden
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
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Adams-Nervine Asylum (added 1982 - #82004456)
Also known as Adams Aboretum Condominiums
990-1020 Centre St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Putnam,J Pickering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Other, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure
More Information:
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African Meetinghouse (added 1971 - #71000087)
Also known as First African Baptist Church;African Baptist Church Society;
8 Smith St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
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All Saints' Church (added 1980 - #80000678)
211 Ashmont St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cram,Ralph Adams
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Allston Congregational Church (added 1997 - #97001377)
31-41 Quint Ave. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Woodbury,Isaac, and George Leighton, Clark, Eugene
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, Religion, Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Religious Structure, School
More Information:
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Almont Apartments (added 2014 - #14000698)
1439-1443 & 1447-1451 Blue Hill Ave., Boston
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Ames Building (added 1974 - #74000382)
1 Court St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
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Anderson, Larz, Park Historic District (added 1985 - #85003245)
Bounded by Goddard and Avon Sts. , Brookline
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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
More Information:
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Appleton, Nathan, Residence (added 1977 - #77001541)
Also known as Appleton-Parker Houses;Women's City Club
39-40 Beacon St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Appleton,Nathan
Significant Year:
1861, 1821
Area of Significance:
Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
Appleton, Samuel, Building (added 1986 - #86003806)
110--114 Milk St., 1--11 Batterymarch, and 70--72 Kilby , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Coolidge & Shattuck
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
Note: At one time this property was officially determined eligible for the National Register, but it was not formally listed because the private property owner (or a majority of owners in a historic district) objected to the designation.
Arlington Street Church (added 1973 - #73000313)
Arlington and Boylston Sts. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gilman,Arthur
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
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Armory of the First Corps of Cadets (added 1973 - #73000314)
97-105 Arlington St. and 130 Columbus Ave. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Preston,William Gibbons
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Military Facility
Current Function:
Education, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, College, Library
More Information:
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Arnold Arboretum (added 1966 - #66000127)
22 Divinity Ave. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Sargent,Charles Sprague
Significant Year:
1872
Area of Significance:
Science
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Forest
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Forest
More Information:
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Ascension-Caproni Historic District (added 2019 - #100004335)
Roughly bounded by Washington St., Newcomb St, Thorndike St. & Reed St., Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kilham and Hopkins, Dexter, Alonzo, Clark, W. L. et al., Multiple
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Italian Villa, Gothic Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Religion, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1858-1969 AD
Austin, Francis B., House (added 1988 - #87001478)
58 High St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
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Ayer, Frederick, Mansion (added 2005 - #05000459)
395 Commonwealth Avenue , Boston
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Owner:
Private
More Information:
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Property Details:
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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
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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
More Information:
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Baker Congregational Church (added 1998 - #98001381)
Also known as Baker Maverick Congregational Church;Grace Church Federated
760 Saratoga St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thisland, John Nelson
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
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Baker, Sarah J., School (added 1983 - #83004285)
33 Perrin St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Craig,John J., Schweinfurth,Julius
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
More Information:
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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
More Information:
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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
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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
More Information:
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Bedford Building (added 1979 - #79000368)
89-103 Bedford St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sears,Willard T., Cummings,Charles Amos
Architectural Style:
Other, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
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Bellevue Standpipe (added 1990 - #89002251)
On Bellevue Hill at Washington St. and Roxbury Pkwy. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Water Works
More Information:
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Bellingham Square Historic District (added 1985 - #85000030)
Roughly bounded by Broadway, Shawmut, Chestnut, and Shurtleff Sts. , Chelsea
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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
More Information:
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Bellingham-Cary House (added 1974 - #74000908)
34 Parker St. , Chelsea
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Bellingham,Gov. Samuel,et al.
Significant Year:
1791, 1750, 1659
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
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Benedict Fenwick School (added 2004 - #04000023)
Also known as Sister Clara Muhammad School
150 Magnolia St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McLaughlin, James E.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
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Benjamin Silverman Apartments (added 2018 - #100002790)
50-52 Lorne and 4 Wilson Streets, Boston
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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:
1915-1968 AD
Bennington Street Burying Ground (added 2002 - #02000548)
Also known as Bennington Street Cemetery
Bennington St., bet. Swift and harmony Sts. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Art, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
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Berger Factory (added 1980 - #80000677)
37 Williams St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Moffette,George & Henry J. Preston
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
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Bigelow School (added 1985 - #85000316)
350 W. 4th St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bateman,Charles J.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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Blackstone Block Historic District (added 1973 - #73000315)
Area bound by Union, Hanover, Blackstone, and North Sts. , Boston
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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
More Information:
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Blake and Amory Building (added 2014 - #14000272)
59 Temple Pl., Boston
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Blake, James, House (added 1974 - #74002350)
735 Columbia Rd. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
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Blue Hills Parkway (added 2003 - #03000574)
Blue Hills Parkway , Boston Milton
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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
More Information:
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Boston African American National Historic Site (added 1980 - #80004396)
Museum of Afro American History, Dudley Station, Box 5 , Boston
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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 Athenaeum (added 1966 - #66000132)
10 1/2 Beacon St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
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Boston Common (added 1987 - #87000760)
Also known as See Also:Boston Common and Public Garden
Beacon, Park, Tremont, Boylston, and Charles St. , Boston
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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
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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
More Information:
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Boston Consumptives Hospital (added 2002 - #01001557)
Also known as Boston Sanatorium
249 River St. , Boston
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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
More Information:
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Boston Edison Electric Illuminating Company (added 1980 - #80000453)
25-39 Boylston St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bigelow & Wadsworth, Winslow & Bigelow
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Performing Arts
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Public Works
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Public Works
More Information:
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Boston Engine Company No. 32 (added 1989 - #89002066)
Also known as Charlestown Working Theatre
442 Bunker Hill St. , Boston
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bateman,Charles J.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Theater
Note: At one time this property was officially determined eligible for the National Register, but it was not formally listed because the private property owner (or a majority of owners in a historic district) objected to the designation.
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 Islands Archeological District (added 1985 - #85003323)
Address Restricted , Boston
Adamvandusencommonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Light (added 1966 - #66000133)
Also known as Boston Light Station
Little Brewster Island, Boston Harbor , Boston
Stanmar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation, Maritime History, Communications, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Institutional Housing, Water-Related
Current Function:
Defense, Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Institutional Housing, Water-Related
More Information:
archives document
Boston National Historical Park (added 2015 - #15000195)
Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston
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Area of Significance:
Military, Politics/Government, Other, Conservation, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
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
More Information:
archives document
Boston Police Station Number One--Traffic Tunnel Administration Building (added 2015 - #15000048)
Boston, Boston
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1974 AD
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

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