Massachusetts Historical Society

Massachusetts Historical Society Building
Massachusetts Historical Society is located in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Historical Society
Massachusetts Historical Society is located in the United States
Massachusetts Historical Society
Location1154 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates42°20′47″N 71°5′26″W / 42.34639°N 71.09056°W / 42.34639; -71.09056
Built1899
ArchitectEdmund M. Wheelwright
Architectural styleColonial Revival
Websitemasshist.org
NRHP reference No.66000770 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHLDecember 21, 1965

The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) is a major historical archive specializing in early American, Massachusetts, and New England history. The Massachusetts Historical Society was established in 1791 and is located at 1154 Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts, and is the oldest historical society in the United States.

The society's building was constructed in 1899 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.[1] In 2016, the Boston Landmarks Commission designated it a Boston Landmark.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.