Founders Memorial
Founders Memorial is a monument in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Founders Memorial is situated nearby to the museum Headquarters House, as well as near the historic building Francis Parkman House.- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “Founding of Boston” and “The Founders Memorial”
- Inscription: “BOSTON FOUNDED A.D. 1630”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Headquarters House and Francis Parkman House.
Headquarters House
Museum
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William Hickling Prescott House, also known as the Headquarters House, is an historic house museum located at 55 Beacon Street on Beacon Hill in Boston, Massachusetts.
Francis Parkman House
Historic building
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The Francis Parkman House is a National Historic Landmark at 50 Chestnut Street, on Beacon Hill in Boston, Massachusetts. Speculated to be designed by Cornelius Coolidge and built in 1824, it is one of a series of fine brick townhouses on Beacon Hill. Francis Parkman House is situated 360 feet northwest of Founders Memorial.
Massachusetts State House
Government building
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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 1,300 feet northeast of Founders Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beacon Hill and Back Bay-Beacon Hill.
Beacon Hill
Suburb
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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.
Back Bay-Beacon Hill
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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.
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.
Founders Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.35649° or 42° 21′ 23″ northLongitude
-71.06758° or 71° 4′ 3″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Inception
1930Height
4.9 feet (1.5 metres)Open location code
87JC9W4J+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 7610220646OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentGeoNames ID
12470169
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