Boston Heritage Churches & Buildings Photos

Boston has many pre-Revolutionary sites & heritage buildings with an organized Freedom Trail leading between them.

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Massachusetts State House (1798) on Beacon Hill. Architect: Charles Bulfinch. On National Register.	Park Street Church (1809). Architect: Peter Banner.	Park Street Church tower.	Interior of Park Street Church site of 1829 anti-slavery speech of William Lloyd Garrison.

Tombstones of Old Granary Burial Ground.	Death head on tombstone (1516) of Ebenezer Montfort in Old Granary Burial Ground.	Tombstones of servant & young woman in Old Granary Burial Ground.	View along Tremont Street.

Tremont Temple Baptist Church (1894-6) (76-88 Tremont St.) has a large auditorium. Architect: Clarence Blackall. On National Register.	Tremont Temple facade with brick pattern & elaborate decorations.	King's Chapel (1686). Architect: Peter Harrison. On National Register.	King's Chapel pulpit (1717).

King's Chapel enclosed pew typical of New England.	King's Chapel organ.	King's Chapel interior.	Wrought iron fence around King's Chapel Burying Ground.

Tombstones with death heads in King's Chapel Burying Ground.	Tombstone with skeleton & angel in King's Chapel Burying Ground.	Tombstone with death symbols in King's Chapel Burying Ground.	Old City Hall (1865). Style: Second Empire. Architect: Arthur Gillman. On National Register.

Statue of Ben Franklin outside of Old City Hall on site of first American Public School which Franklin attended.	Old South Meeting House (1729) a Puritan house of worship where the 1773 Boston Tea Party was organized. Style: Georgian. Architect: Robert Twelves. On National Register.	One Devonshire Place beyond Old South Meeting House on Washington Street.	Spire of Old South Meeting House.

Heritage buildings along Washington Street.	Green cast-iron building at Washington Street & Spring Lane.	Old State House (1713).	Statue of Samuel Adams (1722-1803) in front of Faneuil Hall.

Faneuil Hall (1762 & 1805). Style: Georgian. Architect: Charles Bulfinch. On National Register.	Grasshopper weather vane on dome of Faneuil Hall.	Quincy Market (1825). Style: Greek Revival. Architect: Alexander Parris. On National Register.	Quincy Market against Custom House Tower.

Sunflowers in market.	Custom House Tower (1915) (Central Street) 32 floors. Architect: Peabody & Stearns.	Top of Custom House Tower.	Balcony level of Custom House Tower with corner eagles.

Lobster restaurant near Faneuil Hall.	Flour & Grain Exchange Building (1892) (177 Milk St.). Architect: Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge.	Ames Building (1893) (1 Court St.) is the second tallest load-bearing stone walled building in America. Architect: Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge.	Paul Revere House (c1680) last remaining structure from 17c in Boston. It was built for Robert Howard. Architect: John Jeffs. On National Register.

Statue of Paul Revere at Old North Church.	Old North Church (1723) spire where lanterns were hung to signal Paul Revere if British were moving to Concord by land or by sea. Architect: William Price. On National Register.	Statue of Paul Revere & Old North Church in Winter.	Copp's Hill Burying Ground near Old North Church. On National Register.