This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Boston, Massachusetts. It includes 57 properties and districts designated as
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...
s in the city of
Boston
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United States
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Another 131 National Historic Landmarks are located in the remaining parts of the state of Massachusetts. Boston has more National Historic Landmarks per square mile than any other major city in the US.
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Current National Historic Landmarks
The National Historic Landmarks in Boston are spread out over many neighborhoods, from the waterfront to Jamaica Plain.
Historic areas of the NPS in Boston
National Historical Parks, some National Monuments, and certain other
areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are then often not also named NHLs ''per se''. There are two of these in Boston. The National Park Service lists these two together with the NHLs in the state,
[These are listed on p.113 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State", November 2007 version.]
They are:
See also
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List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a total of 191 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) within its borders. This is the second highest statewide total in the United States after New York, which has more than 250. Of the Massachusetts NHLs, 57 ar ...
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References
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