National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston

Summary

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.

Location of Boston in Massachusetts

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 12, 2024.[1]


Current listings edit

[2] Name on the Register[3] Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 1767 Milestones
 
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
 
John Adams Courthouse
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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
 
African Meetinghouse
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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
 
Ames Building
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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
 
Nathan Appleton Residence
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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
 
Arlington Street Church
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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
 
Armory of the First Corps of Cadets
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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
 
Francis B. Austin House
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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
 
Frederick Ayer Mansion
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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
 
Back Bay Historic District
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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
 
Baker Congregational Church
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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
 
Beach-Knapp District
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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
 
Beacon Hill Historic District
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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
 
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
 
Bennington Street Burying Ground
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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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
Boston Athenæum
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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
 
Boston Common
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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
 
Boston Common and Public Garden
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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
 
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
 
Boston Fish Pier Historic District
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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
 
Boston National Historical Park
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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
 
Boston Naval Shipyard
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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
 
Boston Police Station Number One-Traffic Tunnel Administration Building
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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
 
Boston Public Garden
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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
 
Boston Public Library
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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
 
Boston Transit Commission Building
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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
 
Boston Young Men's Christian Union
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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
 
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
 
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
 
Bulfinch Triangle Historic District
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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
 
Bunker Hill Monument
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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
 
Bunker Hill School
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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
 
Central Congregational Church
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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
 
Charles Playhouse
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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
 
Charles River Basin Historic District
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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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
Copp's Hill Burying Ground
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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
 
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
 
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
 
Custom House District
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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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
Ether Dome
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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
 
Faneuil Hall
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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
 
Peter Faneuil School
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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
 
Filene's Department Store
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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
 
First Baptist Church
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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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
Gibson House
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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
 
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
 
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
 
Chester Harding House
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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
 
Harvard Stadium
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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
 
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
 
Headquarters House
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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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
International Trust Company Building
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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
 
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
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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
 
King's Chapel
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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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
Long Wharf and Customhouse Block
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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
 
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
 
Mariner's House
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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
 
Massachusetts General Hospital
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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
 
Massachusetts Statehouse
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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
 
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
 
Metropolitan Theatre
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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
 
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
 
Middlesex Canal Historic and Archaeological District
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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
 
Lightship No. 112, Nantucket
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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
 
William C. Nell House
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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
 
Newspaper Row
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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
 
North Terminal Garage
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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
 
Ohabei Shalom Cemetery
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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
 
Old City Hall
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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
 
Old Corner Bookstore
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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
 
Old North Church
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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
 
Old South Church in Boston
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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
 
Old South Meetinghouse
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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
 
Old State House
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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
 
Old West Church
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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
 
Olmsted Park System
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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
 
(First) Harrison Gray Otis House
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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
 
(Second) Harrison Gray Otis House
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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
 
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
 
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
 
Parker House
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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
 
Francis Parkman House
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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
 
Phipps Street Burying Ground
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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
 
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
 
Pierce–Hichborn House
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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
 
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
 
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
 
Quincy Market
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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
 
Paul Revere House
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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
 
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)
 
ROSEWAY (schooner)
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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
 
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
 
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
 
St. Paul's Church
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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
 
St. Stephen's Church
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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
 
Sears' Crescent and Sears' Block
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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
 
David Sears House
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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
 
Second Brazer Building
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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
 
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
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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
 
South Station Headhouse
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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
 
R.H. Stearns House
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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
 
Suffolk County Jail
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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
 
Charles Sumner House
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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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
Tremont Street Subway
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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
 
Trinity Church
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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
 
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
 
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
 
Union Oyster House
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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
 
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
 
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
 
United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Federal Building
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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)
 
USS Cassin Young (destroyer)
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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
 
U.S.S. Constitution
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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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
Wilbur Theatre
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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
 
Winthrop Building
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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
 
Jacob Wirth Buildings
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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
 
Youth's Companion Building
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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
 
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 edit

[2] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate 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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Listing for Middlesex Canal district". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2011-11-21.