Francis Parkman House
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.Photo: Boston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: historic house in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Address: 50 Chestnut Street, Boston, MA 02108
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Headquarters House and Louisburg Square.
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.
Louisburg Square
Square
Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.
Louisburg Square is a street in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, bisected by a small private park. The park, which is bounded by Pinckney Street to the north and Mount Vernon Street to the south, is maintained by the Louisburg Square Proprietors. Louisburg Square is situated 480 feet north of Francis Parkman House.
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 1,400 feet east of Francis Parkman House.
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.
Francis Parkman House
- Categories: house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.35716° or 42° 21′ 26″ northLongitude
-71.06858° or 71° 4′ 7″ westOpen location code
87JC9W4J+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 405911526OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q5482141
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Francis Parkman House” goes by many names.
- French: “Francis Parkman House”
- German: “Francis Parkman House”
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