Scollay Square
Scollay Square was a city square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It was named for William Scollay, a prominent local developer and militia officer who bought a landmark four-story merchant building at the intersection of the Cambridge and Court Streets in the year 1795.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: former public square
- Also known as: “Brattle Square”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Boston City Hall and Faneuil Hall.
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.
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.
Boston City Hall Plaza
Square
Photo: City of Boston Archives, CC BY 2.0.
City Hall Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts, is a large, open, public space in the Government Center area of the city. The architectural firm Kallmann McKinnell & Knowles designed the plaza in 1962 to accompany Boston's new City Hall building.
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.
Dock Square
Neighborhood
Photo: M2545, Public domain.
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.
Scollay Square
- Category: geographical feature
- Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Chinese—“Scollay Square” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Scollay Square”
- Chinese: “斯科利广场”
- Chinese: “斯科利廣場”
- Chinese: “斯科莱广场”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as HHS Region 1 and Quincy Market.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boston City Hall Plaza and Government Center.
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