Headquarters House (Boston)
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Hickling Prescott House, also known as the Headquarters House, is an historic house museum located at 55 Beacon Street on Beacon Hill in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the left-hand portion of a double townhouse at 54–55 Beacon Street, seen in the photograph. The townhouse, built in 1808 to a design by Asher Benjamin, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 for its association with William Hickling Prescott (1796–1859), one of the nation's first historians. The house is now a museum operated by the Massachusetts chapter of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, which purchased it for its headquarters in 1944.
William H. Prescott House | |
Location | 55 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°21′23.6″N 71°4′5.7″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1808 |
Architect | Benjamin, Asher |
Architectural style | Federal |
Website | William Hickling Prescott House |
Part of | Beacon Hill Historic District (ID66000130) |
NRHP reference No. | 66000765[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
Designated NHL | December 29, 1964[2] |
Designated NHLDCP | October 15, 1966 |