Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Beacon_Hill,_Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:neighborhood
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	October 15, 1966
gptkbp:adjacentTo	gptkb:Boston_Common gptkb:Massachusetts_State_House
gptkbp:area	about 0.2 square miles
gptkbp:city	gptkb:Boston
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:demographics	predominantly residential
gptkbp:elevation	~58 feet (18 m)
gptkbp:famousFor	affluent residents historic architecture picturesque streets
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Beacon_Hill_Civic_Association
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	center of Boston's African American community in the 19th century site of abolitionist activity
gptkbp:historicDistrict	gptkb:Beacon_Hill_Historic_District
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
gptkbp:knownFor	Federal-style rowhouses brick sidewalks gas lamps
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent	Underground Railroad activity
gptkbp:notableLandmark	gptkb:Otis_House_Museum gptkb:Massachusetts_State_House gptkb:Acorn_Street gptkb:African_Meeting_House gptkb:Boston_Athenaeum gptkb:Louisburg_Square
gptkbp:notableOrganization	gptkb:Beacon_Hill_Civic_Association gptkb:Museum_of_African_American_History
gptkbp:notableResident	gptkb:John_Kerry gptkb:Louisa_May_Alcott gptkb:Robert_Frost
gptkbp:notableRoute	gptkb:Charles_Street gptkb:Louisburg_Square gptkb:Mount_Vernon_Street gptkb:Pinckney_Street
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber	66000130
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Boston_Historic_Districts
gptkbp:population	~9,000 (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:postalCode	02108
gptkbp:publicTransit	MBTA Red Line (Charles/MGH station) MBTA Green Line (Park Street station nearby)
gptkbp:state	gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:touristAttraction	Yes
gptkbp:website	https://www.bhcivic.org/
gptkbp:zipCode	02108
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Louisburg_Square
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5