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Beacon Hill is a National Historic District, filled with working gas lamps, ancient elms, brick sidewalks and 19th-century row houses protected by architectural restrictions that govern such details as the color of the doors.
To see Beacon Hill at its finest, follow our tour down just one street, Mount Vernon. Charles Bulfinch, Boston's federal period architect and one of the developers of Beacon Hill, designed several buildings on this street, including the State House. Notice details. Ironwork hangs at the main floor level of many houses. Brass knockers of every imaginable design decorate doors. Carved lintels sit above doors and windows. Foot scrapers on doorsteps take interesting forms. |
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