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The Old State House, also known as the Old Provincial State House, [3] is a historic building in Boston, Massachusetts, built in 1713. It was the seat of the Massachusetts General Court until 1798. It is located at the intersection of Washington and State Streets and is one of the oldest public buildings in the United States. [4]
New England Museum of Natural History, corner of Boylston and Berkeley Streets, Back Bay, Boston, 19th century Boston Society of Natural History and Rogers Building, Photographie Faneuil Hall in 1830. 1830 Boston Society of Natural History established. July 24: Boston Evening Transcript begins publication. Population: 61,392. 1831
The Richard Sparrow House is a historic house and museum at 42 Summer Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the allegedly the oldest surviving house in Plymouth. No dendrochronology survey. Samuel Lucius–Thomas Howland House: Plymouth c. 1640: Located at 36 North Street near Plymouth Rock; House is believed to date from 1640.
Location of Boston in Massachusetts. As a city with a long and rich history, Boston, Massachusetts naturally has a great many properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are 354 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, including 59 National Historic ...
The architecture of Boston is a robust combination of old and new architecture. As one of the oldest cities in North America, Boston, Massachusetts (along with its surrounding area) has accumulated buildings and structures ranging from the 17th-century to the present day, having evolved from a small port town to a large cosmopolitan center for education, industry, finance, and technology.
The public Boston Museum of Natural History (founded in 1830 and renamed the New England Museum of Natural History in 1864, and the Boston Museum of Science in the mid-twentieth century), was run by the Boston Society of Natural History. It served the function of public and professional education in natural history, including ocean life ...
History of Boston; Timeline of Boston; 0–9. 9th Coast Artillery (United States) ... South End House; State Street Block (Boston) Street Corner Society; Summer ...
Before the current State House was completed in 1798, Massachusetts's government house was the Old State House on what is now Washington Street. For the building's design, architect Charles Bulfinch made use of two existing buildings in London: William Chambers's Somerset House, [8] and James Wyatt's Pantheon. [9]