Orpheum Theatre
The Orpheum Theatre is a music venue located at 1 Hamilton Place in Boston, Massachusetts. One of the oldest theaters in the United States as designed by Snell and Gregerson, it was built in 1852 and was originally known as the Boston Music Hall.Photo: Jim Reynolds, CC BY 2.0.
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- Type: Theater building
- Description: concert hall in Boston, Massachusetts (also used as vaudeville theater and opera house)
- Also known as: “Aquarius Theatre”, “Boston Music Hall”, “Empire Theatre”, and “Loew’s Orpheum Theatre”
- Address: 1 Hamilton Place, Boston, MA 02108
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Park Street Church and Granary Burying Ground.
Park Street Church
Church
Photo: Adavyd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Park Street Congregational Church, founded in 1809, is a historic and active evangelical congregational church in Downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Park Street Church is situated 400 feet northwest of Orpheum Theatre.
Granary Burying Ground
Cemetery
Photo: JPizzle1122, Public domain.
The Granary Burying Ground in Massachusetts is the city of Boston's third-oldest cemetery, founded in 1660 and located on Tremont Street. It is the burial location of Revolutionary War-era patriots, including Paul Revere, the five victims of the Boston Massacre, and three signers of the Declaration of Independence: Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Robert Treat Paine. Granary Burying Ground is situated 480 feet northwest of Orpheum Theatre.
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 1,200 feet northwest of Orpheum Theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Boston and Boston.
Downtown Boston
Photo: Godsendlemiwinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Boston
Financial District
Suburb
Photo: Nelson48, Public domain.
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.
Orpheum Theatre
- Categories: concert hall, opera house, building, historic site, historic building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.35623° or 42° 21′ 22″ northLongitude
-71.06081° or 71° 3′ 39″ westHeight
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
87JC9W4Q+FMOpenStreetMap ID
way 29650688OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q894568
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Orpheum Theatre” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “歐菲姆劇院”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسرح اورفيوم”
- German: “Boston Music Hall”
- German: “Orpheum Theatre”
- Japanese: “オルフェウム・シアター”
- Japanese: “オルフェウム劇場”
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