Monument Square Historic District (Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts)

The Monument Square Historic District encompasses a city park and its surrounding buildings at the top of Breed's Hill in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The location is notable as the site of the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill, early in the American Revolutionary War. Monument Square was laid out in the 19th century, when the Bunker Hill Monument (a National Historic Landmark) was erected there. The park is framed by predominantly residential buildings built in the mid-19th century.[2]

Not to be confused with the Monument Square Historic District (Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts).

Monument Square Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Monument Square, 2013
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Location	Monument Sq., Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42.3763°N 71.0605°W / 42.3763; -71.0605
Area	8.3 acres (3.4 ha)
Built	1839 (1839)
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	87001128[1]
Added to NRHP	June 2, 1987

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "MACRIS inventory record for Monument Square Historic District (Charlestown)". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-14.