Park Street District

Park Street District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Park Street from near the Massachusetts State House
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Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′26″N 71°3′44″W / 42.35722°N 71.06222°W / 42.35722; -71.06222Coordinates: 42°21′26″N 71°3′44″W / 42.35722°N 71.06222°W / 42.35722; -71.06222
Built	1660
Architect	Bulfinch, Charles; Et al.
Architectural style	Exotic Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference #	74000390
Added to NRHP	May 1, 1974[1]

The Park Street District is a historic district encompassing a small cluster of historic properties on or near Park Street in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts. The district covers an entire city block delineated by Park Street, Beacon Street, School Street, and Tremont Street, just east of the Boston Common. The district reflects an early design of the area by architect Charles Bulfinch, although only a few buildings from his period survive.^[2]

The Amory-Ticknor House (1804), Chester Harding House (1808), Boston Athenaeum (1847), Park Street Church (1807), Granary Burying Ground (1660) and Suffolk University Law School (1999) are all within the district.^[2] The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts

References

Images

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  Park Street., from near Suffolk Law School, looking at Park Street Church (right), Boston Common (left), and Massachusetts State House (background)
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  Park Street Church.
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  Park Street (MBTA station), oldest subway station in the U.S.