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Beacon Hill Historic District

Boston, Massachusetts
County of Suffolk.
Charles River Embankment, Beacon, Pinckney, Revere & Hancock Sts.
National Register Number: 66000130
 Resource type: District.
Property type: Historic District: Architectural.
Certified Local Government: YES
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Current use/information: Residential district..

Statement of Significance (as of designation - December 19, 1962):
18th and 19th century Federal and Greek Revival style buildings, some designed by Charles Bulfinch, make this area architecturally significant. The area has had many notable residents, including Edwin Booth and Francis Parkman.


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