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Faneuil Hall is owned by the city of Boston, as is Quincy Market (commonly referred to as Faneuil Hall Marketplace), which includes three historic granite buildings—North Market, Quincy Market, and South Market—to the east of Faneuil Hall that operate as an indoor/outdoor mall and food eatery. The architect for the 1976 refurbishment and ...
Peter Faneuil (traditionally / ˈ f ʌ n əl /; French:; June 20, 1700 – March 3, 1743) was an American merchant, slave trader and philanthropist best known for his role in the construction of Faneuil Hall in Boston.
Quincy Market is a historic building near Faneuil Hall in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.It was constructed between 1824 and 1826 and named in honor of mayor Josiah Quincy, who organized its construction without any tax or debt.
Durgin-Park (/ ˈ d ɜːr ɡ ɪ n ˌ p ɑː r k / DUR-ghin-park) was a centuries-old restaurant at 340 Faneuil Hall Marketplace in downtown Boston. The Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau stated that it had been a "landmark since 1827", [1] and it was a popular tourist destination within Quincy Market. The restaurant had entrances on ...
The Boston City Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a resolution that calls for renaming Faneuil Hall, a popular tourist site that is named after a wealthy merchant who owned and traded ...
Faneuil Hall, 2015. Faneuil Hall was first constructed in the 1740s, and was the site of important pro-independence speeches. The hall is owned and operated by the city of Boston, with the park service offering talks in the Great Hall.
BOSTON (AP) - The people of Boston will get their chance to pay final respects to former Mayor Tom Menino. Menino is scheduled to lie in state Sunday at Faneuil Hall, a Boston meeting hall since 1742.
A Once and Future Shoreline is a permanent public artwork that graphically marks the edge of Boston Harbor, circa 1630, into the granite paving blocks of the plaza on the West side of the historic Faneuil Hall building. [1]