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2. List of National Historic Landmarks in Boston - Wikipedia

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   It includes 57 properties and districts designated as National Historic Landmarks in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Another 131 National Historic Landmarks are located in the remaining parts of the state of Massachusetts. Boston has more National Historic Landmarks per square mile than any other major city in the US. [1]

3. National Register of Historic Places listings in Boston

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   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 ...

4. List of museums in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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   This list of museums in Massachusetts is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

5. Boston Landmarks Commission - Wikipedia

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   The Boston Landmarks Commission was created by legislation in 1975 as a response to the mass demolitions, particularly the demolition of the Jordan Marsh Building on Washington Street. Built in the 1860s, the ornate building featured a well-known corner clock tower designed by Nathaniel J. Bradlee .

6. Historic New England - Wikipedia

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   The Phillips House at 34 Chestnut Street, Salem, Massachusetts, owned and operated as a historic house museum by Historic New England and open for public tours. Historic New England currently owns and operates 37 house museums and 1,284 acres of farmland and landscapes across five New England states, representing nearly 400 years of architecture.

7. Gibson House Museum - Wikipedia

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   Rosamond was from a very distinguished Boston family and after Catherine's death in 1888 redecorated the house with Japanese wallpapers. [ 6 ] After Charles Hammond Gibson Jr. , Catherine Hammond Gibson's grandson, died in 1954, the house became a museum in 1957, and in 2001 was declared a National Historic Landmark .

8. Paul Revere House - Wikipedia

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   The original three-story house was built about 1680, making it the oldest surviving house in downtown Boston. [2] It occupied the former site of the Second Church of Boston's parsonage, home to Increase Mather and Cotton Mather, which was destroyed by fire on November 27, 1676. [3] Its first owner was Robert Howard, a wealthy slave merchant.

9. Boston National Historical Park - Wikipedia

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   The Boston National Historical Park is an association of sites that showcase Boston's role in the American Revolution and other parts of history. It was designated a national park on October 1, 1974. Seven of the eight sites are connected by the Freedom Trail, a walking tour of downtown Boston. All eight properties are National Historic Landmarks.