William H. Prescott House | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Headquarters_House_55_Beacon_Street_Boston.jpg) Of the two units depicted here, the Prescott House is the one on the left. | |
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| Location | 55 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°21′23.6″N 71°4′5.7″W / 42.356556°N 71.068250°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1808 |
| Architect | Benjamin, Asher |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Website | William Hickling Prescott House |
| Part of | Beacon Hill Historic District (ID66000130) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000765[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL | December 29, 1964[2] |
| Designated NHLDCP | October 15, 1966 |
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. It is the left-hand portion of a double townhouse at 54–55 Beacon Street, seen in the photograph. The townhouse, built in 1808 to a design by Asher Benjamin, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 for its association with William Hickling Prescott (1796–1859), one of the nation's first historians. The house is now a museum operated by the Massachusetts chapter of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, which purchased it for its headquarters in 1944.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "William H. Prescott House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2009.