Boston Irish Famine Memorial

The Boston Irish Famine Memorial is a memorial park located on a plaza between Washington Street and School Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The park contains two groups of statues to contrast an Irish family suffering during the Great Famine of 1845–1852 with a prosperous family that had immigrated to America.

Type: Memorial
Description: sculpture in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Also known as: “Irish Famine Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old State House and Kings Chapel.

Old State House

Museum

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The Old State House is a historic building at 206 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Completed in 1713, it is the city's oldest extant public building, hosting the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of the Massachusetts provincial and state governments during the 18th century. Old State House is situated 600 feet northeast of Boston Irish Famine Memorial.

Kings Chapel

Church

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King's Chapel is an independent Unitarian congregation in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association and describes itself as "Unitarian Christian in theology, Anglican in worship, and congregational… Kings Chapel is situated 450 feet northwest of Boston Irish Famine Memorial.

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. John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse is situated 490 feet east of Boston Irish Famine Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boston and Downtown Boston.

Boston

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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.

Boston Irish Famine Memorial

Categories: memorial park, sculpture, and historic site
Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.35734° or 42° 21′ 26″ north

Longitude

-71.05866° or 71° 3′ 31″ west

Inception

1998

Open location code

87JC9W4R+WG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29818870

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q48837867

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include School Street Mall and Old Corner Bookstore.

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