The Bunker Hill Monument was erected to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill, which was among the first major battles between British and Patriot forces in the American Revolutionary War, fought there June 17, 1775. The 221-foot (67 m) granite obelisk was erected between 1827 and 1843 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, with granite from nearby Quincy conveyed to the site via the purpose-built Granite Railway, followed by a trip by barge. There are 294 steps to the top.An exhibit lodge built adjacent to the monument in the late 19th century houses a statue of fallen hero Dr. Joseph Warren and a diorama of the battle. Bunker Hill is one of the sites along the Freedom Trail and is part of Boston National Historical Park.The monument underwent a $3.7 million renovation, completed in 2007, that included repairs, handicap accessibility improvements, and new lighting. The Bunker Hill Museum across the street was dedicated in June of that year and includes many exhibits about the battle. No admission charge applies to the museum or monument.BackgroundThe monument was one of the first in the United States. An earlier memorial at the site had been erected in memory of fallen Bunker Hill hero Dr. Joseph Warren, a Mason, in 1794 by King Solomon's Lodge of Masons, and was initially an 18 foot (5.5 m) wooden column topped with a gilt urn. In front of the obelisk is a statue of Col. William Prescott, a native of Groton, Massachusetts, another hero of Bunker Hill. According to popular stories, he coined the famous Revolutionary War phrase, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" during the battle. However, various writers attribute it to Putnam, Stark, Prescott or Gridley, while others question whether it was said at all.
The enduring fame of the Old North began on the evening of April 18, 1775, when the church sexton, Robert Newman, climbed the steeple and held high two lanterns as a signal from Paul Revere that the British were marching to Lexington and Concord by sea and not by land. This fateful event ignited the American Revolution.
Open Daily April 15 - October 31 - 9:30 am to 5:15 pm November 1 - April 14 - 9:30 am to 4:15 pm Closed on Mondays in January, February and March. Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The average visit is 30 - 45 minutes depending on the time of year. There are no public restrooms or telephones on the site.
The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum is dedicated to telling the story of December 16, 1773. Join Sam Adams and the Sons of Liberty as we take part in the single most important event leading up to the American Revolution! Throw tea overboard from one of two fully-restored 18th century sailing vessels. See the Robinson Half Chest, one of only two known surviving tea chests from the Boston Tea Party of 1773. Be inspired by the award-winning film "Let it Begin Here". Come relive the famous night that forever changed the course of American History! Follow us on our other social media channels to stay up to date with all things Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum! Twitter: @BostonTeaShip https://twitter.com/bostonteaship Instagram: @BostonTeaPartyShips https://www.instagram.com/bostonteapartyships/ Pinterest: Historic Tours of America https://www.pinterest.com/historictours YouTube: BostonTeaPartyShips https://www.youtube.com/user/bostonteapartyships
The USS Constitution Museum preserves and shares the stories of "Old Ironsides" and those who shaped her history with minds-on, hands-on exhibits and programs for all ages. The USS Constitution Museum and the USS Constitution (the Ship) are operated by different organizations. See the Ship's website (http://www.navy.mil/local/constitution/) for the most up-to-date information about the Ship's public visitation hours.
Copp's Hill Burying Ground is a historic cemetery in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1659, it was originally named "North Burying Ground", and was the city's second cemetery.HistoryThe cemetery was founded on February 20, 1659, when the town bought land on Copp's Hill from John Baker and Daniel Turell to start the "North Burying Ground". Now named "Copp's Hill Burying Ground" (although often referred to as "Copp's Hill Burial Ground"), it is the second oldest cemetery in Boston (second only to the King's Chapel Burying Ground founded in 1630). It contains more than 1200 marked graves, including the remains of various notable Bostonians from the colonial era into the 1850s.The first extension was made on January 7, 1708 when the town bought additional land from Judge Samuel Sewall and his wife Hannah. The land was part of a pasture which Mrs. Sewall had inherited from her father, John Hull, master of the mint.Benjamin Weld and his wife Nabby sold the second extension to the town for $10,000 on December 18, 1809 soon after they had bought it from Jonathan Merry, who had used it as pasture. Ten years later, Charles Wells, later mayor of Boston, bought a small parcel of land from John Bishop of Medford and used this as a cemetery that was later merged with the adjacent North Burying Ground. Because of this complicated history, it is no longer possible to discern the original boundaries of the cemetery.
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The New England Holocaust Memorial is a memorial in Boston, Massachusetts. It is dedicated to the Jews who were killed in the Holocaust.InformationDesigned by Stanley Saitowitz and erected in 1995, the memorial consists of six glass towers under which a visitor may walk. Engraved on the outside walls of each tower are groups of numbers representing the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust. Inscribed on the inner walls are quotes from survivors of each camp. Underneath the towers, steam rises up through metal grates from a dark floor with twinkling lights on it.Each tower symbolizes a different major extermination camp (Majdanek, Chełmno, Sobibor, Treblinka, Bełżec, and Auschwitz-Birkenau), but can also be taken to be menorah candles, the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust (one million per column), and the six years that the mass extermination took place, 1939-1945.Each tower consists of twenty-four individual panels of glass. Twenty-two of the panels are inscribed with seven digit numbers and two of the panels are inscribed with messages. In total there are 132 panels from the six towers inscribed with numbers, however each panel is identical. A single panel contains 17,280 unique numbers which are subsequently repeated throughout the memorial. Numbers are arranged in eight by ten blocks, with each block consisting of sets of six numbers arranged in a six by six grid. In total there are 2,280,960 non-unique numbers listed on the 132 panels.
The Museum of African American History is New England’s largest museum dedicated to preserving, conserving and interpreting the contributions of African Americans. In Boston and Nantucket, the Museum has preserved four historic sites and two Black Heritage Trails® that tell the story of organized black communities from the Colonial Period through the 19th century.
Boston National Historical Park is a unique collaboration of federally, municipally, and privately owned and operated historic sites associated with the colonial struggle for independence and the birth and growth of the nation. These nationally significant attractions include the Old South Meeting House, the Old State House, Faneuil Hall, the Old North Church, the Paul Revere House, the Bunker Hill Monument, the Bunker Hill Museum, Dorchester Heights, and the Charlestown Navy Yard including USS Constitution, the USS Constitution Museum, and USS Cassin Young.
The African Meeting House, also known variously as First African Baptist Church, First Independent Baptist Church and the Belknap Street Church, was built in 1806 and is now the oldest black church edifice still standing in the United States. It is located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, adjacent to the African American Abiel Smith School. It is a National Historic Landmark.HistoryChurchBefore 1805, although black Bostonians could attend white churches, they generally faced discrimination. They were assigned seats only in the balconies and were not given voting privileges.Thomas Paul, an African-American preacher from New Hampshire, led worship meetings for blacks at Faneuil Hall. Paul, with twenty of his members, officially formed the First African Baptist Church on August 8, 1805. In the same year, land was purchased for a building. The African Meeting House, as it came to be commonly called, was completed the next year. At the public dedication on December 6, 1806, the first-floor pews were reserved for all those "benevolently disposed to the Africans," while the black members sat in the balcony of their new meeting house.Ministers Thomas Paul, c. 1805-1829 John Peck, c. 1830 Washington Christian, c. 1831 Thomas Ritchie, c. 1832 Samuel Gooch, c. 1833-1834 John Given, c. 1835 Armstrong W. Archer, c. 1837 George H. Black, c. 1838-1840 John T. Raymond, c. 1841-1845 William B. Serrington, c. 1848-1849 William Thompson, c. 1851-1853 Thomas Henson, c. 1856-1858 J. Sella Martin, c. 1860-1862 H.H. White, c. 1864
Otis House is the last surviving mansion in Bowdoin Square in Boston's West End neighborhood. Charles Bulfinch designed the house for Harrison Gray Otis, a lawyer who was instrumental in developing nearby Beacon Hill, served in Congress, and was a mayor of Boston. In 1796, Harrison Gray Otis and his wife, Sally, lived and entertained lavishly in this elegantly furnished home designed by their friend Bulfinch. Visitors learn about the Otises, their young family, their servants, and the people who loved here after them, when the building was a genteel boarding house. The house portrays both high-style living in the Federal era and the cycles of change in a dynamic urban neighborhood. Tours are offered Friday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. with tours every half hour. Last tour is at 4:30 p.m. Walking tours of Beacon Hill are offered the first Saturday of the month, May through October at 11 a.m. Museum Shop open 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The West End Museum is a neighborhood museum located at 150 Staniford Street, in Boston, Massachusetts in a 4000 square foot space on the ground floor of West End Place (and Lomasney Way). The primary purpose of the West End Museum is to operate and maintain a neighborhood museum dedicated to the collection, preservation and interpretation of the history and culture of the West End of Boston. The Museum acknowledges its role as an educational institution and a trustee of significant material culture. Exhibitions: "The Last Tenement" (permanent exhibit) http://thewestendmuseum.org/exhibitions/the-last-tenement/ Fall 2015 Exhibitions: Dewey Defeats Truman/The Housing Act of 1949 http://thewestendmuseum.org/mc-events/exhibition-dewey-defeats-trumanthe-housing-act-of-1949/ Indelebile Italia by Giselle Valdes http://thewestendmuseum.org/exhibitions/exhibition-indelebile-italia-by-giselle-valdes/
The Nichols House Museum's mission is: To preserve and interpret the 1804 townhouse that was from 1885 until 1960 the home of Rose Standish Nichols, landscape gardener, suffragist and pacifist. The house was built by Jonathan Mason and is attributed to Charles Bulfinch. The museum educates visitors by providing a unique glimpse into the domestic life in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries on Boston's historic Beacon Hill. We offer guided tours on the hour of the historic home.
The Sports Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational institution housed in the TD Garden that has served Boston and New England for more than 37 years. At The Sports Museum, we celebrate the character of Boston sports -- the unique brand of teamwork, determination, responsibility, courage, fairness, and other qualities of character possessed by our teams and athletes that make Boston "The Greatest Sports City in America." Equally important, we use this distinctly rich heritage to help build character in kids so that they can stand strong in the face of drugs, violence, and other dangers. Our mission is to use sports to teach the values of leadership, respect, and cooperation to our youth. Over 20,000 students will participate this year in our educational programs that we deliver to that end, including Boston vs Bullies, Stand Strong, the Will McDonough Writing Contest and more.
BOSTON CAMPUS GEAR is located at Faneuil Hall Marketplace and The Prudential Center in Boston, we are dedicated to bringing you the best in collegiate wear and accessories from the finest universities in the Boston area. www.bostoncampusgear.com
One Medical has redesigned the doctor's office by combining clinical excellence with a modern approach. The outcome is an experience tailored to your needs - same- and next-day appointments that actually start on time, convenient office hours and locations, and direct email access to your doctor. Our members also benefit from 24/7 access to care and the ability to book appointments online, on our app, or via the phone. To make health care easier, we accept most PPO and HMO insurance plans. We ask our members to support the practice by paying a small annual membership fee, which allows us to provide services beyond what insurance typically covers. Come find out why One Medical is the fastest growing primary care network in the country.
Longwood's flagship event venue, the State Room, is an urban event space offering unmatched views of the harbor and city. Perched atop Sixty State Street skyscraper, this modern venue offers grand wedding receptions, corporate events and fundraising galas. Its clean, contemporary design allows endless possibilities for event set up. Rooms can be combined to create one large event space, or used individually for intimate affairs. Tags: modern corporate event boston, luxury wedding reception boston, fundraising boston, loft event space boston.
The Old State House is a historic building in Boston, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Washington and State Streets. Built in 1713, it was the seat of the Massachusetts General Court until 1798, and is one of the oldest public buildings in the United States. One of the landmarks on Boston's Freedom Trail, it is the oldest surviving public building in Boston, and now serves as a history museum operated by the Bostonian Society. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960 and a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1994.HistoryThe Massachusetts Town House: seat of colony government 1713–1776Today's brick Old State House was built in 1712–13, possibly designed by Robert Twelves; the previous building, the wooden Town House of 1657, had burned in the fire of 1711. A notable feature was the pair of seven-foot tall wooden figures depicting a lion and unicorn, symbols of the British monarchy.The building housed a Merchant's Exchange on the first floor and warehouses in the basement. On the second floor, the east side contained the Council Chamber of the Royal Governor while the west end of the second floor contained chambers for the Courts of Suffolk County and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. The central portion contained the chambers for the elected Massachusetts Assembly. This chamber is notable for including public galleries, the first known example of such a feature being included in a chamber for elected officials in the English-speaking world.
老州议会大厦（Old State House）是美国波士顿的一座古老的红砖建筑，兴建于1712-1713年，1711年第一座木质的市政厅（建于1657年）毁于火灾之后。老州议会大厦位于华盛顿街（Washington Street）和州街（State Street）的路口。这是波士顿最古老的公共建筑，也是自由之路的一站。历史1776年7月18日，在老州议会大厦的东侧阳台，独立宣言首次向欢腾的人群宣读。当时，大陆军已经将英国军队赶出波士顿。美国革命后，这座建筑用作马萨诸塞州政府，直到1798年迁入今天的马萨诸塞州议会大厦。从1830年至1841年，这座建筑一度成为波士顿市政厅，后来改为商业用途。 1976年7月11日，英国女王伊丽莎白二世参加美国二百周年纪念庆祝活动，参观了老州议会大厦。现状今天，波士顿金融区的高层建筑包围了老州议会大厦，但是沿州街仍能看到港口。老州议会大厦已成为一个主要的公共交通连接点，并且自1904年起，是地铁蓝线和橙线的州街站上盖。大厦内由波士顿人协会（The Bostonian Society）管理，设有博物馆。老州议会大厦是一个热门的婚礼场所，仪式通常是在东侧毗邻的阳台房间举行，夫妇常在仪式之后再阳台上拍照。参考文献 Old State House History. The Bostonian Society. May 16, 2005. Boston Celebrates July '76, Boston 200 Office of the Boston Bicentennial, Kevin H. White, Mayor. Published Boston, MA: Addison House, 1976. ISBN 0-89169-011-5 (paperback) and 0-89169-010-7 (cloth). King's handbook of Boston. 1885. Michael Hollleran. "The Old South: the meetinghouse and the American preservation movement," in Old-Time New England, spring/summer 1998.外部链接 Boston Historical Society - Old State House Boston National Historical Park Official Website Freedom Trail Foundation (Official website of the Freedom Trail)
旧マサチューセッツ州会議事堂（きゅうマサチューセッツしゅうかいぎじどう、英：）は、アメリカ合衆国マサチューセッツ州ボストンにある、同州の旧議事堂である。ワシントン・ストリートとステート・ストリートの交差点に位置する。1713年に建築され、ボストンで最も歴史のある公共の建物であり、また新世界の中で選挙により選ばれた議会の議事堂としても初めてのものである。現在、ボストンの歴史学協会であるボストニアン・ソサエティが運営している。ボストンのウォーキングルート、フリーダムトレイルが通る観光スポットの一つとなっている。建築現在のブロック造りの旧州議事堂は、1712年から1713年にかけて建設されたもので、ロバート・トウェルヴズによって設計されたものではないかと考えられている。その前には1657年に建てられた木造の役場があったが、1711年に火事で焼けてしまった。旧州議事堂の建物には、何度か改築・修復工事が加えられている。1747年火事に遭った後、1748年に再建された。1830年、アイザイア・ロジャーズによる改築が行われた。1832年には再び火事で損傷し、1881年から1882年にかけてジョージ・A・クラフによって修復工事が行われた。1904年以降、地下鉄がこの建物の地下の一部を通っている。1907年にはジョセフ・エバレット・チャンドラーによって再び修復工事が行われた。1990年にはグッディ・クランシー・アンド・アソシエイツによって更なる修復工事が行われた。修復工事の際、地下鉄工事の時に取り付けられた支えのパッキン材がさびついており、そのために煉瓦の壁にひび割れが生じているのが分かった。歴史植民地時代～独立戦争もともと、この建物には1階に商人の取引所、地下室に倉庫が設けられていた。2階の東側には総督の会議室、西の端にはサフォーク郡裁判所及びマサチューセッツ邦最高裁判所の裁判官室が置かれていた。2階中央には選挙で選ばれたマサチューセッツ邦議会の議場が置かれた。この議場は、公衆の傍聴席があることで注目され、選挙された議員の議場に傍聴席が設けられた例としては、知られている限り初めてである。1761年、弁護士のジェイムズ・オーティスが、総督会議室で、援助令状（関税徴収に関する捜査協力令状）の発付に対し反駁する弁論を行った。オーティスは敗訴したものの、その弁論はアメリカ独立戦争へつながっていく一つの出来事となった。独立戦争中、印紙法会議がマサチューセッツ邦議会で結成された。1770年3月5日、5人の植民地人がイギリス兵によって殺されるボストン虐殺事件が、この建物の東側すぐの場所で起きた。1776年7月18日、アメリカ独立宣言が、トーマス・クラフツ大佐（自由の息子達の1人）によって、この建物の東側バルコニーから、沸き立つ群衆に対して読み上げられた。午後1時、まずクラフツが議場の中で立ち上がり、議員らに対して独立宣言書を読み上げた。そしてウィリアム・グリーンリーフ保安官がバルコニーからそれを読み上げようとしたが、声がかすれて出なかった。そこでクラフツが保安官の隣に立ち、力強い声で独立宣言書を読み上げた。その後、合図を受けて、フォートヒルの要塞から13発の大砲が鳴らされた。ドーチェスター・ネック、キャッスル、ナンタスケット、ポイント・オールダートンの要塞でも、同じように大砲を発射した。さらに、砲兵分遣隊が大砲を13回発射し、それに続いて二つの連隊が13の部隊から続けざまに13発を撃ち鳴らした。13発という数字は、この時独立したアメリカの邦（後の州）の数である。式典は、議場のメンバーらの軽食で締めくくられた。議長が次のものに対して乾杯し、列席者がこれを固く誓った。 アメリカ合衆国の繁栄と永続 アメリカ議会 ワシントン将軍及びアメリカ合衆国軍の成功 暴君と暴政の打倒 市民的・宗教的自由の普遍的な広がり 地球上のあらゆる場所にある合衆国の友 街の鐘が鳴らされ、皆が祝祭を喜び合った。その夜、イギリス国王の紋章やそれに類するマーク――ライオンと王冠、乳棒と乳鉢、心臓と王冠など――は、トーリー党のマークとともに取り払われた。
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The Ames Building is a skyscraper located in Boston, Massachusetts. It is sometimes ranked as the tallest building in Boston from its completion in 1893 until 1915, when the Custom House Tower was built. However, the building was never the tallest structure in Boston. The steeple of the Church of the Covenant, completed in 1867, was much taller than the Ames Building. Nevertheless, it is considered to be Boston's first skyscraper. In 2007, the office building was converted to a luxury hotel.HistoryLocated at 1 Court Street and Washington Mall in downtown Boston, the Ames Building was designed by the architectural firm of Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge in Richardsonian Romanesque and paid for by Frederick L. Ames. It is the second tallest masonry load bearing-wall structure in the world, exceeded only by the Monadnock Building in Chicago, completed that same year. It is thirteen stories high with a three-story granite base and sandstone and brick. The sandstone is from the Berea formation in Ohio and was supplied by Cleveland Quarries Company. Construction was completed in 1889, but interior work was not completed for occupancy until 1893. It became the corporate headquarters for the Ames families' agricultural tool company.