Charles Street Jail

The Charles Street Jail, also known as the Suffolk County Jail, is an infamous former jail located at 215 Charles Street, Boston, Massachusetts. It is listed in the state and national Registers of Historic Places.

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Type: Building
Description: former prison in Boston
Also known as: “Liberty Hotel”

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

Massachusetts General Hospital

Hospital

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Massachusetts General Hospital is a teaching hospital located in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the original and largest clinical education and research facility of Harvard Medical School/Harvard University, and houses the world's largest hospital-based research program with an annual research budget of more than $1.2 billion in 2021.

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Hospital

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Massachusetts Eye and Ear is a specialty hospital located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, which focuses on ophthalmology, otolaryngology, and related medicine and research.

TD Garden

Stadium

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TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening in 1995. TD Garden is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Charles Street Jail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beacon Hill and West End.

Beacon Hill

Suburb

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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of Boston's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.

West End

Suburb

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The West End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bounded generally by Cambridge Street to the south, the Charles River to the west and northwest, North Washington Street on the north and northeast, and New Sudbury Street on the east.