Downtown in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Boston Athenaeum

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 14, 2021

1. Boston Athenaeum Marker

Inscription.

Boston Athenaeum
has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935

This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States

U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service
1966

Erected 1966 by National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 21, 1935.

Location. 42° 21.482′ N, 71° 3.73′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Downtown. It is on Beacon Street east of Bowdoin Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boston MA 02108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Congregational House (a few steps from this marker); Chester Harding House (within shouting distance of this marker); John Foster Williams (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Dyer (within shouting distance of this marker); Josiah and Abiah Franklin (within shouting distance of this marker); Boston Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian) (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Army of the Republic in Massachusetts (within shouting distance of this marker); General Joseph Hooker (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Other markers no longer nearby. Colonial Craftsmen (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Seventeenth Century Burials (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Huguenots, Women, and Tories (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing);

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 14, 2021

2. Boston Athenaeum Marker

Family Memorials (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Boston Athenaeum. (Submitted on June 28, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Boston Athenaeum and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 14, 2021

3. Boston Athenaeum and Marker

Boston Athenaeum image. Click for full size.

Thomas E. Marr (courtesy of the Boston Public Library under CC BY-NC-ND license), circa 1900

4. Boston Athenaeum

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 487 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 28, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on June 29, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on June 28, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on June 29, 2021.