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A 2011 Boston Redevelopment Authority map of Boston neighborhoods [26] shows most of the Government Center area as part of the Downtown neighborhood, and the rest as part of the West End. Other maps and documents show a variety of different boundaries for Government Center. The Boston Zoning Code has a map called "1H Government Center/Markets ...
Governor Chub Peabody and Mayor John F. Collins at the building's groundbreaking City Hall construction, c. 1960s Boston City Hall, c. 1968 Boston City Hall's interior courtyard in 1981 An aerial view of Boston City Hall in 2019. Boston City Hall was designed by Gerhard Kallmann, a Columbia University professor, [2] and Michael McKinnell, a ...
Downtown Crossing is a shopping district within Downtown Boston, Massachusetts, located east of Boston Common, west of the Financial District, south of Government Center, and north of Chinatown and the old Combat Zone. It features large department stores as well as restaurants, souvenir sellers, general retail establishments, and street vendors.
Downtown Boston is the central business district of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Boston was founded in 1630. Boston was founded in 1630. The largest of the city's commercial districts, Downtown is the location of many corporate or regional headquarters; city, county, state and federal government facilities; and many of Boston's tourist ...
The Government Service Center is a Category Two complex in Boston, holding major significance for the city, since at least 1970. [16] While the Government Service Center is not currently listed as a national, state, or local landmark, the Boston Landmarks Commission reported in 1990 that the complex is eligible for the National Register of ...
Boston City Hall habituées, c. 1910 Statue of Benjamin Franklin. Old City Hall, built between 1862 and 1865, is located at 45 School Street, along the Freedom Trail between the Old South Meeting House and King's Chapel. The Boston Latin School operated on the site from 1704 to 1748, and on the same street until 1844.
The Hall was restored again in 1992, and in 1994 the building was designated [12] a local Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission. The headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts is located on the fourth floor and includes an armory, library, offices, quartermaster department, commissary, and a ...
In 1822, [15] the citizens of Boston voted to change the official name from the "Town of Boston" to the "City of Boston", and on March 19, 1822, the people of Boston accepted the charter incorporating the city. [68] At the time Boston was chartered as a city, the population was about 46,226, while the area of the city was only 4.8 sq mi (12 km 2).