Old Corner Bookstore
The Old Corner Bookstore is a historic commercial building at the northwest corner of Washington and School streets in the Downtown Boston section of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.- Type: Building
- Description: building
- Also known as: “Globe Corner Bookstore”, “Old Corner”, “Old Corner Bookstore Building”, “Old Corner Bookstore, Inc.”, “Parnassus Corner”, and “The Old Corner Book Store”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old State House and Kings Chapel.
Old State House
Museum
The Old State House is a historic building at 206 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Completed in 1713, it is the city's oldest extant public building, hosting the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of the Massachusetts provincial and state governments during the 18th century. Old State House is situated 500 feet northeast of Old Corner Bookstore.
Kings Chapel
Church
King's Chapel is an independent Unitarian congregation in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association and describes itself as "Unitarian Christian in theology, Anglican in worship, and congregational… Kings Chapel is situated 470 feet west of Old Corner Bookstore.
John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse
Historic building
The John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse, formerly the United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Federal Building, is a historic building at 5 Post Office Square in Boston, Massachusetts. John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse is situated 440 feet east of Old Corner Bookstore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boston and Downtown Boston.
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.Downtown Boston
Downtown Boston is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.Adams Square
Locality
Old Corner Bookstore
- Categories: commercial building, organization, and historic site
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.35755° or 42° 21′ 27″ north
Longitude
-71.05842° or 71° 3′ 30″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Levels
2
Roof shape
gambrel
Open location code
87JC9W5R+2J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Korean—“Old Corner Bookstore” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Old Corner Bookstore”
- Dutch: “The Old Corner Book Store”
- French: “Old Corner Bookstore”
- German: “Old Corner Bookstore”
- Japanese: “オールド・コーナー書店”
- Korean: “올드 코너 서점”
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