Back Bay Historic District

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Back_Bay_Historic_District
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historic_district
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces August 14, 1973
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Gothic_Revival
gptkb:French_Second_Empire
gptkb:Renaissance_Revival
Victorian
gptkbp:area 450 acres
gptkbp:completedIn late 19th century
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1857
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Boston_Landmarks_Commission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Back Bay Historic District
gptkbp:location gptkb:Boston
gptkbp:neighborhood gptkb:Back_Bay
gptkbp:notableFeature grid street plan
brownstone rowhouses
tree-lined boulevards
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Boston_Public_Library
gptkb:John_Hancock_Tower
gptkb:Prudential_Tower
gptkb:Trinity_Church
gptkbp:notableRoute gptkb:Boylston_Street
gptkb:Commonwealth_Avenue
gptkb:Newbury_Street
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 73000324
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Boston_Historic_Districts
gptkbp:periodOfSignificance late 19th century
mid-19th century
gptkbp:purpose property development
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus not a World Heritage Site
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Commonwealth_Avenue_Mall
gptkb:Old_South_Church
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5