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December 19, 1960 [2] Designated CP. October 15, 1966. The Massachusetts State House, also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in the Beacon Hill [3][4] neighborhood of Boston. The building houses the Massachusetts General Court ...
October 9, 1960. The Old State House, also known as the Old Provincial State House, [3] is a historic building in Boston, Massachusetts, built in 1713. It was the seat of the Massachusetts General Court until 1798. It is located at the intersection of Washington and State Streets and is one of the oldest public buildings in the United States.
February 27, 1987 [ 3 ] The Boston Common is a public park in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest city park in the United States. [ 4 ] Boston Common consists of 50 acres (20 ha) of land bounded by five major Boston streets: Tremont Street, Park Street, Beacon Street, Charles Street, and Boylston Street.
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There are plenty of walking tours to choose from that cover important historic sites such as the Massachusetts State House,Granary Burying Ground, King's Chapel, Old State House, Boston Massacre ...
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Hancock Manor. Coordinates: 42°21′27″N 71°3′51″W. The Hancock Manor[1] was a house located at 30 Beacon Street on Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts. It stood near the southwest corner of what are today the grounds of the Massachusetts State House. It was the home of United States Founding Father John Hancock.
The Sacred Cod is a four-foot-eleven-inch (150 cm) carved-wood effigy of an Atlantic codfish, painted to the life, hanging in the House of Representatives chamber of Boston's Massachusetts State House—"a memorial of the importance of the Cod-Fishery to the welfare of this Commonwealth" (i.e. Massachusetts, of which cod is officially the "historic and continuing symbol"). [2]