National Historic Landmark · Boston, Massachusetts

Symphony Hall

Built 1900. Added to the National Register in 1999, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1900Listed 1999Renaissance architecture
Symphony Hall
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
Address301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA
CountySuffolk County
ListedJan 20, 1999
Listed forPerforming arts, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asSee also:Symphony and Horticulture Halls 75000301
Reference number99000633
Built1900 · more from the 1900s
StyleRenaissance architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

Visiting

Address301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA
Coordinates42.3426° N, 71.0858° W · Directions ↗
Also in Boston316 listed places in Boston → · walking tours →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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    Regina Marchi, 2015
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    Chaim M. Rosenberg and Linda Clare Reed, 2014
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    Hope J. Shannon, 2014
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    Robert E. Anthony and Boston Police Department, 2014
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Massachusetts

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Symphony Hall listed on the National Register?

Jan 20, 1999. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Symphony Hall built?

1900, in the Renaissance architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Symphony Hall?

301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Source: National Park Service

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 99000633. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.