Congress Street (Boston)
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Congress Street in Boston
, Massachusetts
is located in the Financial District and South Boston. It was first named in 1800. It was extended in 1854 (from State Street
) as far as Atlantic Avenue
, and in 1874 across Fort Point Channel
into South Boston. Today's Congress Street consists of several segments of streets, previously named Atkinson's Street, Dalton Street, Gray's Alley, Leverett's Lane, Quaker Lane, and Shrimpton's Lane.
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
is located in the Financial District and South Boston. It was first named in 1800. It was extended in 1854 (from State Street
State Street (Boston)
State Street is a major street in the financial district in Boston, Massachusetts and is one of the oldest streets in the city. The street is the site of some historic landmarks. The Faneuil Hall Marketplace can also be found nearby...
) as far as Atlantic Avenue
Atlantic Avenue (Boston)
Atlantic Avenue is a street in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, USA, partly serving as a frontage road for the underground Central Artery and partly running along the Boston Harbor...
, and in 1874 across Fort Point Channel
Fort Point Channel
Fort Point Channel is a maritime channel separating South Boston from downtown Boston, Massachusetts, feeding into Boston Harbor. The south part of it has been gradually filled in for use by the South Bay rail yard and several highways...
into South Boston. Today's Congress Street consists of several segments of streets, previously named Atkinson's Street, Dalton Street, Gray's Alley, Leverett's Lane, Quaker Lane, and Shrimpton's Lane.
See also
- Boston Children's MuseumBoston Children's MuseumBoston Children's Museum is a children's museum in Boston, Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children. Located on Children's Wharf along the Fort Point Channel, Boston Children's Museum is the second oldest children's museum in the United States...
- Boston City HallBoston City HallBoston City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of Boston, Massachusetts. Architecturally, it is an example of the brutalist style. It was designed by Kallmann McKinnell & Knowles...
- The Boston Post
- Boston Reds (1890–1891)
- Children's WharfChildren's WharfChildren's Wharf is a wharf on Congress Street in Boston, Massachusetts, on the Fort Point Channel with views of the Financial District and Boston Harbor...
- Congress Street Fire StationCongress Street Fire StationCongress Street Fire Station is an historic fire station at 344 Congress Street in Boston, Massachusetts.The station was designed by Harrison H. Atwood in 1891 and added to the National Historic Register in 1987. It now serves as the Boston Fire Museum....
- Congress Street GroundsCongress Street GroundsCongress Street Grounds is a former baseball ground located in Boston, Massachusetts. The ballpark, as the name implies, was along Congress Street, near the intersection of Thompson Place, and not far from the Fort Point Channel on South Boston Flats, a newly filled in piece of land on Boston Harbor...
- Dock Square (Boston, Massachusetts)Dock Square (Boston, Massachusetts)Dock Square in Boston, Massachusetts is a public square adjacent to Faneuil Hall, bounded by Congress Street, North Street, and Union Street. Its name derives from its original location at the waterfront. From the 1630s through the early 19th-century, it served boats in the Boston Harbor as "the...
- Exchange Coffee House, BostonExchange Coffee House, BostonThe Exchange Coffee House was a hotel, coffeehouse, and place of business in Boston, Massachusetts in the early 19th-century. Designed by architect Asher Benjamin, it was located at Congress Square, on Congress Street, and in its day it was the largest building in Boston, and one of the tallest...
- Government Center, Boston
- John Hancock BuildingJohn Hancock BuildingThree different buildings in Boston, Massachusetts, have been known as the "John Hancock Building". All were built by the John Hancock Insurance companies. References to the John Hancock building usually refer to the 60-story, sleek glass building on Clarendon Street also known as the John Hancock...
- Julien HallJulien Hall (Boston)Julien Hall was a building in Boston, Massachusetts, on the corner of Congress Street and Milk Street. It flourished 1825-1843, housing a variety of public events such as lectures by Red Jacket, William Lloyd Garrison; temperance meetings; political meetings; auctions; exhibitions of live animals,...
(19th c.)
- Mobius Artists GroupMobius Artists GroupThe Mobius Artists Group is an interdisciplinary group of artists, founded in 1977 by Marilyn Arsem in Boston, Massachusetts as Mobius Theater. It is known for incorporating a wide range of visual, performing and media arts into live performance, video, installation and intermedia works...
- New England Holocaust MemorialNew England Holocaust MemorialThe New England Holocaust Memorial is a memorial in Boston, Massachusetts. It is dedicated to the Jews who were killed in the Holocaust.-Information:...
- Post Office Square, Boston, MassachusettsPost Office Square, Boston, MassachusettsPost Office Square in Boston, Massachusetts is located in the financial district at the intersection of Milk, Congress, Pearl and Water Streets. It was named in 1874 after the post office which fronted it, now replaced by the John W...
- Russia Wharf BuildingsRussia Wharf BuildingsThe Russia Wharf Buildings are a historic site at 518-540 Atlantic Avenue, 270 Congress Street and 276-290 Congress Street in Boston, Massachusetts.The buildings were constructed in 1890 and added to the National Historic Register in 1980....
- World Trade Center (MBTA station)World Trade Center (MBTA station)The World Trade Center station is a transportation station in Boston, Massachusetts, on the MBTA's bus rapid transit Silver Line. The station is located on Congress Street at C Street/World Trade Center Avenue on the South Boston Waterfront...
External links
- Bostonian Society has materials related to the street.
- Library of Congress, Historic American Engineering Record. Congress Street Bascule Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Congress Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA.
- Boston Public Library. Plan of the estates nos. 246 to 252 Congress corner of Purchase Street..., 1869.