Beacon Hill - Boston,
Massachusetts
One of Boston's oldest
communities, Beacon Hill gets its name from a beacon that once stood
atop its hill to warn locals about foreign invasion. Approximately
one square mile in size, Beacon Hill is bound by Beacon Street,
Bowdoin Street, Cambridge Street and Storrow Drive. Its architecture
and lay- out is reflective of old colonial Boston, consisting of
brick row houses with beautiful doors, decorative iron work, brick
sidewalks, narrow streets, and gas lamps. Beacon Hill is also home
to the Massachusetts State House and America's first African Meeting
House. Charles Street, the neighborhood's main thoroughfare, is
lined with antique shops and restaurants. Beacon Hill has been home
to many notable Americans, including Louisa May Alcott, Oliver
Wendell Homes, Daniel Webster, Robert Frost, Sylvia Plath, and
Senator John Kerry.
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