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Prescott, William H., House

Boston, Massachusetts
County of Suffolk.
National Register Number: 66000765
 Resource type: Building.
Property type: Domestic - single dwelling.
Certified Local Government: YES

Statement of Significance (as of designation - December 29, 1964):
William H. Prescott, virtually blind since an accident while a student at Harvard College, did much of his historical writing, notable for its accuracy and thoroughness, while he lived in this house (1844-59).


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