Dock Square
Dock Square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, is a public square adjacent to Faneuil Hall, bounded by Congress Street, North Street, and the steps of the 60 State Street office tower.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Massachusetts, United States of America
- Also known as: “Town Dock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market.
Faneuil Hall
Public building
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faneuil Hall is a marketplace and meeting hall near the waterfront and Government Center, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Opened in 1742, it was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and others encouraging independence from Great Britain.
Quincy Market
Marketplace
Photo: LGagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quincy Market is a historic building next to Faneuil Hall in Downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was constructed between 1824 and 1826 and named in honor of mayor Josiah Quincy, who organized its construction without any tax or debt.
Boston City Hall
Town hall
Boston City Hall is the seat of city government of Boston, Massachusetts. It includes the offices of the mayor of Boston and the Boston City Council. The current hall was built in 1968 to assume the functions of the Old City Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adams Square and Boston.
Adams Square
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Adams Square was a square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Now demolished, it was formerly located on the site of the current Boston City Hall in Government Center.
Boston
A city of history and tradition, Boston offers a proud legacy of culture, education, and numerous sporting championships. The "shining city on a hill"s independent spirit has been displayed to the world ever since colonists were angry over a British tax on their beloved tea and dumped shiploads of it into the harbor in protest.
North End
Photo: Rellimaz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Known as "Little Italy" for over a hundred years, the North End proudly carries the torch of Boston's Italian heritage. Its narrow, dense streets consistently draw hordes of visitors looking to experience old world culture and first class dining.
Dock Square
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.36093° or 42° 21′ 39″ northLongitude
-71.05491° or 71° 3′ 18″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87JC9W6W+92OpenStreetMap ID
node 158814850OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Dock Square” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Dock Square”
- French: “Dock Square”
- German: “Dock Square”
- Japanese: “ドック・スクエア (ボストン)”
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