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Boston College Main Campus Historic District encompasses the historic heart of the campus of
Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classified ...
in the Chestnut Hill area of Newton,
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. It consists of a collection of six Gothic Revival stone buildings, centered on Gasson Hall, designed by
Charles Donagh Maginnis Charles Donagh Maginnis (January 7, 1867 – February 15, 1955) was an Irish-American architect. He emigrated to Boston at age 18, trained as an architect and went on to form the firm Maginnis & Walsh, designing ecclesiastical and campus buildin ...
and begun in 1909. The district has been ambiguously listed in the
National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational properti ...
's NRIS database (the official repository for listings on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
) as "pending" since .


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts __NOTOC__ The following properties in Newton, Massachusetts are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are a subset of all properties in Middlesex County. There are over 180 places listed in Newton. The 13 villages are: * ...


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External links


Boston College website
Main Campus Historic District Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Geography of Newton, Massachusetts Historic districts in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts University and college campuses in Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-university-stub