He served as a state senator and was the ambassador to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War. His father was President John Qunicy Adams and his grandfather was President John Adams. He was a character in the Mark Twain story “The Devil and Daniel Webster.”Ĭharles Francis Adams, Sr - of the political Adams family, also lived here. This was the former residence of Daniel Webster (not the dictionary guy).ĭaniel Webster was a US Senator representing Massachusetts as well as a three-time Secretary of State under three different presidents (Harrison, Tyler, and Fillmore). In 1961, a year after her death, the historic house museum opened with items collected from the family's generations in the house.įacing the Nichols House Museum, walk left down Mt. She was a landscape architect, peace activist, and suffragist.

Rose Standish Nichols spent most of her life in this house. Inside you'll find the original art and furnishings of the Nichols family, who purchased the house in 1885. It was built for Jonathon Mason in 1804 and welcomes visitors and provides a look into the life of Beacon Hill Residents in the 19 th and 20 th centuries.

He was also the third Architect of the Capitol in Washington DC. This structure is a great example of the Federalist style of Architecture that was a trademark design of Charles Bulfinch.īulfinch is considered to be the first American-born architect - many of his contemporaries were British immigrants. Just as practical today as in the past.Īt the top of Walnut St. One could scrape the horses.let’s call it exhaust, off their shoes before entering their homes. These were useful in the 1800s and early 1900s as the main mode of transportation was horses. This is a very distinct part of the neighborhood.Īlso if you look down at the door-stoops you will sometimes see little metal bar-like contraptions which are called boot scrapers. Notice the window boxes with their arrangement of flowers. and you are entering the Historic Beacon Hill Neighborhood.Īll the lamp posts that you see are lit by gas. The Massachusetts State House offers free tours,Įnter through the General Joseph Hooker Entrance for a free tour of the inside of the State House.įace the gold dome and walk left down Beacon St, to Walnut St. It was gilded in 1876 on our nation’s 100 th birthday. Notice the 23-karat gold dome which is 30 feet high and 50 feet around. The building was designed by Charles Bulfinch who designed much of the architecture you will see in the Beacon Hill Neighborhood. It is the oldest continually running statehouse in the United States and is still today the seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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