Commissioners Landing

Commissioners Landing is a focal point along 's Charles River Esplanade, in the U.S. state of . Designed by Arthur Shurcliff during the 1930s, the landing features a granite wall and approximately 3-foot balustrade, with steps leading to the river.
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  • Type: Rest area
  • Description: focal point in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “Commissioner’s Landing”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Massachusetts General Hospital and Charles Street Meeting House.

Hospital
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is a teaching hospital located in the neighborhood of , Massachusetts. It is the original and largest clinical education and research facility of /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. is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Commissioners Landing.

Historic building
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The is an early-nineteenth-century historic church in Beacon Hill at 70 , Boston, Massachusetts. The church has been used over its history by several Christian denominations, including Baptists, the , and Unitarian Universalist. is situated 720 feet east of Commissioners Landing.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose arena in , Massachusetts. It is located directly above the MBTA's , and it replaced the original upon opening in 1995. is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Commissioners Landing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Back Bay-Beacon Hill and Beacon Hill.

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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of '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.

Suburb
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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and are some of '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.

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

Commissioners Landing

Latitude
42.35838° or 42° 21′ 30″ north
Longitude
-71.07325° or 71° 4′ 24″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Width
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
87JC9W5G+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 825994973
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­rest_area
Geo­Names ID
4933692
Wiki­data ID
Q75258878
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