Old Corner Bookstore

Old Corner Bookstore
The building in 2008
Old Corner Bookstore is located in Boston
Old Corner Bookstore
Old Corner Bookstore is located in Massachusetts
Old Corner Bookstore
Location283 Washington Street
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates42°21′27″N 71°3′32″W / 42.35750°N 71.05889°W / 42.35750; -71.05889
Built1718[2][3]
NRHP reference No.73000322[1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973

The Old Corner Bookstore is a historic commercial building located at 283 Washington Street at the corner of School Street in the historic core of Boston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1718 as a residence and apothecary shop, and first became a bookstore in 1828. The building is a designated site on Boston's Freedom Trail, Literary Trail, and Women's Heritage Trail.[4]

The Old Corner Bookstore was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

This building is currently under consideration for Boston Landmark status by the Boston Landmarks Commission.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Old Corner Bookstore" - The Freedom Trail Foundation
  3. ^ "Old Corner Bookstore" - Historic Boston Incorporated
  4. ^ Wilson, Susan. Boston Sites & Insights: An Essential Guide to Historic Landmarks in and Around Boston. Beacon Press, 2004: 173. ISBN 978-0-8070-7135-9