2024

OLD STATE HOUSE

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4.3/5
4 reviews
The oldest public building, protected since 1960, a place considered one of ... Read more
 Boston
2024

MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE

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4/5
2 reviews
Massachusetts seat of government, housing the Assembly and the Governor's ... Read more
 Boston
2024

CUSTOM HOUSE

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3/5
1 review
Building where taxes were collected on goods imported by cargo from all ... Read more
 Salem
2024

JOHN F. KENNEDY FEDERAL BUILDING

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2/5
1 review
Two towers of 118 m with twenty-six floors with a simple and pure ... Read more
 Boston
2024

OLD GAOL

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" Gaol "comes from the former English and pronounces prison (djayl). It is therefore the former prison in Nantucket, as the lourds in the windows testify. Opened in 1806 to replace the former prison, its structure in solid oak is reinforced by heavy nuts and thick bars in iron, so as to make attempts to escape. However, the records of the prison attest to successful attempts, such as this 15-year-old boy who took the heels from the fire of the chimney.

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 Nantucket
2024

OLD CITY HALL

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Building that served as the town hall until 1969 in a Second Empire style ... Read more
 Boston
2024

THE HISTORIC MARINER'S HOME

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Oldest building in the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, served ... Read more
 New Bedford
2024

CITY HALL

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A listed hotel since 1973, built in 1836 by architect Richard Bond in ... Read more
 Salem