Financial District
The Financial District of Boston is located in Downtown Boston, near Government Center and Chinatown. Like many areas within Boston, the Financial District has no official definition.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: central business district in Boston, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Downtown/Financial District” and “Financial District, Boston”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Post Office Square and Old State House.
Post Office Square
Square
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Post Office Square in Boston, Massachusetts, is a square located in the financial district at the intersection of Milk, Congress, Pearl and Water Streets.
Old State House
Museum
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The Old State House, also known as the Old Provincial State House, is a historic building in Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1713, replacing the city's First Town House, it was the seat of the Massachusetts General Court until 1798.
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.
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
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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
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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.
Financial District
- Categories: central business district, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.35584° or 42° 21′ 21″ northLongitude
-71.05562° or 71° 3′ 20″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
87JC9W4V+8QOpenStreetMap ID
node 2074061913OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Financial District” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “波士頓金融區”
- Chinese: “波士顿金融区”
- Chinese: “財務區”
- German: “Financial District”
- Japanese: “フィナンシャル・ディストリクト (ボストン)”
- Turkish: “Financial District”
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