The Old South Meeting House is a Georgian-style building made of red brick with a prominent steeple at the front. Completed in seventeen twenty-nine, it was the largest building in colonial Boston, offering enough space to hold the massive…
Boston Literary Landmarks
Walk in the footsteps of Boston's legendary writers, from the publishing corners and private libraries where transcendentalists gathered to historic monuments celebrating the city's poetic voices.
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1. Old South Meeting House
2. Old Corner Bookstore
The Old Corner Bookstore is a two-and-a-half-story brick building with a distinctive gambrel roof that sits at the corner of Washington and School Streets. Constructed in seventeen eighteen by Thomas Crease as a residence and apothecary…
3. Omni Parker House
The Omni Parker House stands on the corner of Tremont and School Streets, marked by its classic, multi-story masonry facade that has occupied this block since eighteen fifty-five. As the longest continuously operating hotel in the United…
4. Boston Athenaeum
The Boston Athenaeum is a distinctive, five-story building on Beacon Street, identifiable by its ornate, mid-nineteenth-century facade and the rows of windows overlooking the historic Granary Burying Ground. Founded in eighteen oh seven by…
5. Make Way for Ducklings Sculpture by Nancy Schön
The Make Way for Ducklings sculpture consists of nine bronze figures—a mother duck and her eight ducklings—arranged in a line across old Boston cobblestones. The piece spans thirty-five feet, with the mother, Mrs. Mallard, standing…
6. Edgar Allan Poe Statue
The Edgar Allan Poe statue is a life-sized bronze figure depicting the author mid-stride, rushing down Boylston Street with an oversized raven bursting from his open suitcase. Created by artist Stefanie Rocknak and installed in…
7. Boston Public Library
The Boston Public Library is distinguished by the McKim Building, an Italian Renaissance-style palazzo that occupies the corner of Dartmouth and Boylston Streets. Opened in eighteen ninety-five, the structure features a long row of arched…
8. Boston Women's Memorial
The Boston Women's Memorial is a grouping of three bronze and granite sculptures located on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. Unlike many traditional monuments that elevate historical figures on high stone bases, artist Meredith Bergmann…
9. Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
This bright yellow, wood-frame mansion at one hundred five Brattle Street stands out for its sprawling Georgian architecture and its history as the residence of two of the most significant figures in American history. Built in seventeen…