Beacon Hill, Boston

Beacon Hill Historic District
Park Street, looking toward Massachusetts State House, on Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill, Boston is located in Boston
Beacon Hill, Boston
Beacon Hill, Boston is located in Massachusetts
Beacon Hill, Boston
Beacon Hill, Boston is located in the United States
Beacon Hill, Boston
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Built1795
ArchitectCharles Bulfinch
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Greek Revival, Federal
Websitewww.beacon-hill-boston.com
NRHP reference No.66000130
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLDDecember 19, 1962

Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is also the location of the Massachusetts State House. The term "Beacon Hill" is used locally as a metonym to refer to the state government or the legislature itself, much like Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill does at the federal level.

Federal-style rowhouses, narrow gaslit streets and brick sidewalks run through the neighborhood, which is generally regarded as one of the more desirable and expensive in Boston. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood was 9,023.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference BRA BH Census 2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).