Park Street District

Park Street District
(U.S. National Historic Landmark District)
Park Street from near the Massachusetts State House
Location:	Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates:	42°21′26″N 71°3′44″W / 42.35722, -71.06222Coordinates: 42°21′26″N 71°3′44″W / 42.35722, -71.06222
Built/Founded:	1660
Architect:	Bulfinch,Charles; Et al.
Architectural style(s):	Exotic Revival, Federal
Added to NRHP:	May 01, 1974
NRHP Reference#:	74000390 ^[1]
Governing body:	Local

Park Street District is a National historic district around Tremeont, Park and Beacon Street near Beacon Hill and Boston Common (from which Park Street receives its name) in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.

The area was settled by Puritan settlers from Great Britain in the 17th century. Park Street is across from the Massachusetts State House and adjacent to Boston Common, and it includes several prominent buildings. The 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 neighborhood. The district was added to the National Historic Register in 1974.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).

Park Street., from near Suffolk Law School, looking at Park Street Church (right), Boston Common (left), and Massachusetts State House (background)

Park Street (MBTA station), oldest subway station in the U.S.

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