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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a total of 192 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) within its borders. This is the second highest statewide total in the United States after New York, which has more than 250. Of the Massachusetts NHLs, 57 are in the state capital of Boston, and are listed separately. Ten of the remaining 134 designations ...
January 29, 1964. (#66000133) Little Brewster Island. Boston Harbor. 42°19′40″N 70°53′24″W / 42.3279°N 70.8900°W / 42.3279; -70.8900 (Boston Light) The nation's second oldest standing lighthouse, Boston Light was built on the site of the first lighthouse in what is now the United States.
October 9, 1960. 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.
Purchase-Ferre House, built in 1764, owned by the Ferre family since 1799. Thomas and Esther Smith House, built in 1757, example of vernacular Georgian architecture. Chicopee. Edward Bellamy House, built in 1852, home of Utopian writer Edward Bellamy. Thomas D. Page House, c. 1875, used as freemason lodge, 1909–2012.
The National Register of Historic Places is a United States federal official list of places and sites considered worthy of preservation. In the state of Massachusetts, there are over 4,300 listings, representing about 5% of all NRHP listings nationwide and the second-most of any U.S. state, behind only New York.
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.
The tallest structure in Boston is the 60- story 200 Clarendon, better known to locals as the John Hancock Tower, which rises 790 feet (241 m) in the Back Bay district. [2] It is also the tallest building in New England and the 80th-tallest building in the United States. The second-tallest building in Boston is the Prudential Tower, which rises ...
Property is mostly in Cambridge; building extends into Somerville. 5. American Net and Twine Company Factory. American Net and Twine Company Factory. April 1, 1982. (#82001906) 155 2nd St. 42°22′01″N 71°04′47″W / 42.366883°N 71.079626°W / 42.366883; -71.079626 (American Net and Twine Company Factory) 6.