Charles Sumner House
The Charles Sumner House is a historic house on Beacon Hill in Boston, Massachusetts. The brick townhouse, built c. 1806, is notable as the home for many years of Charles Sumner, an outspoken and aggressive political opponent of slavery, whose beating on the floor of the United States Senate in 1856 was a defining moment of the pre-American Civil War period.Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Massachusetts State House and Abiel Smith School.
Massachusetts State House
Government building
Photo: Audience, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Massachusetts State House, also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. Massachusetts State House is situated 700 feet south of Charles Sumner House.
Abiel Smith School
Historic building
Photo: Tim Pierce, Public domain.
Abiel Smith School, founded in 1835, is a school located at 46 Joy Street in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, adjacent to the African Meeting House.
TD Garden
Stadium
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TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening in 1995. TD Garden is situated 2,200 feet north of Charles Sumner House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beacon Hill and West End.
Beacon Hill
Suburb
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of Boston'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.
West End
Suburb
Photo: RawheaD Rex, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The West End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bounded generally by Cambridge Street to the south, the Charles River to the west and northwest, North Washington Street on the north and northeast, and New Sudbury Street on the east.
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.
Charles Sumner House
- Type: House
- Description: historic house in Massachusetts, United States
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Charles Sumner House” goes by many names.
- French: “Charles Sumner House”
- German: “Charles Sumner House”
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