Chester Harding House

The Chester Harding House is an historic building located at 16 Beacon Street in , , , across from the on Beacon Hill.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: historic house in Massachusetts, United States
  • Address: 16 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Massachusetts State House and Boston Athenæum.

Government building
The , also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, is the state capitol and seat of government for the , located in the neighborhood of . is situated 430 feet northwest of Chester Harding House.

Library
The is one of the oldest independent libraries in the United States. It is also one of several membership libraries, for which patrons pay a yearly subscription fee to use Athenæum services.

Cemetery
Photo: JPizzle1122, Public domain.
The in is the city of '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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boston and Downtown Boston.

Photo: soelin, CC BY 2.0.
A city of history and tradition, 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 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.

Suburb
Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and are some of '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.

Chester Harding House

Latitude
42.35781° or 42° 21′ 28″ north
Longitude
-71.06254° or 71° 3′ 45″ west
Open location code
87JC9W5P+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 405941804
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5093587
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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Chester Harding House” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Claflin Building and Congregational Library and Archives.

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