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Beach-Knapp District
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National Register of Historic Places

Beach-Knapp District

A district of 6 historic buildingsOn the Register since 1980
Victorian CommercialListed 1980Boston
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About the district

Beach-Knapp District, at Roughly bounded by Harrison Ave., Washington, Kneeland, and Beach Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 9, 1980. The Register lists it for its architecture and performing arts, at the national level. It describes its style as Victorian Commercial, as it does for 2 other Massachusetts listings. The district takes in 6 historic buildings. It was listed as part of Boston Theatre MRA. 18 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric district in Massachusetts, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 11 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

Roughly bounded by Harrison Ave., Washington, Kneeland, and Beach Sts., Boston · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Beach-Knapp DistrictStart here
  2. 2Liberty Tree DistrictMid-Late 19th Century Style · next door
  3. 3Boylston BuildingCommercial Style · Built 1887 · next door
  4. 4Hayden BuildingRomanesque · Built 1875 · next door
  5. 5Dill BuildingBuilding · next door
Around it

56 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BWirth, Jacob, BuildingsGreek Revival · Built 18680.1 miBBoston Young Men's Christian UnionHigh Victorian Gothic · Built 18750.1 miBBoston Edison Electric Illuminating CompanyBeaux Arts · Built 19060.1 miDTextile DistrictClassical Revival0.1 miBQuincy Grammar SchoolBuilt 18590.2 miBCharles PlayhouseGreek Revival · Built 18390.2 miBShubert, Sam S., TheatrePalladian · Built 19100.2 miBMetropolitan TheatreRenaissance Revival · Built 19250.2 miBWilbur TheatreColonial Revival · Built 19140.2 miDLeather DistrictRomanesque Revival0.2 miDPiano Row DistrictTurn-of-the-Century Styles0.2 miBBedford BuildingRuskinian Gothic · Built 18740.2 miDWashington Street Theatre DistrictItalianate0.2 miBBlake and Amory BuildingBuilding0.2 miBSouth Station HeadhouseNeo-Classical Revival · Built 18990.3 miDChurch Green Buildings Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.3 miDWest Street DistrictCommercial Style0.3 mi★Boston CommonDistrict0.3 mi
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BFilene's Department StoreBeaux Arts Commercial · Built 19110.3 miDTemple Place Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.3 miBWigglesworth BuildingVictorian Gothic · Built 18730.3 miBLocke-Ober RestaurantVictorian · Built 18320.3 miBR. H. Stearns HouseBeaux Arts · Built 19090.3 mi★St. Paul's ChurchGreek Revival · Built 18190.3 mi★Tremont Street SubwayStructure0.3 miBParker HouseBuilding0.3 miBHouse at 1 Bay StreetFederal · Built 18300.4 miBArmory of the First Corps of CadetsVictorian · Built 18970.4 miDGridley Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBUnited Shoe Machinery Corporation BuildingArt Deco0.4 miDBoston Common and Public GardenVictorian0.4 miBCompton BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19020.4 miBI.J. Fox BuildingBuilt 19350.4 miBInternational Trust Company BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 18930.4 miBPublicity BuildingPier and Spandrel Commercial · Built 19160.4 miBNewspaper RowFrench Second Empire0.4 mi★Old South Meeting HouseEarly Georgian · Built 17290.4 miDPark Street DistrictFederal0.4 miBPaine Furniture BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19130.5 miDBack Bay Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miBRussia Wharf BuildingsClassical Revival0.5 mi★Boston Public GardenDistrict0.5 miBRichardson BlockNeo-Grec · Built 18730.5 mi★Headquarters HouseBuilt 18080.5 mi★David Sears HouseAdamesque · Built 18160.5 mi★Francis Parkman HouseBuilt 18240.5 mi★Nathan Appleton ResidenceBuilt 18180.5 miBWinthrop BuildingBeaux Arts0.5 miBOld Corner BookstoreBuilt 18280.5 mi★Chester Harding HouseFederal · Built 18090.5 mi★Samuel Gridley and Julia Ward Howe HouseGeorgian · Built 18050.5 mi★Boston AthenaeumPalladian · Built 18070.5 mi★King's ChapelBuilt 17490.5 mi★Old City HallFrench Second Empire · Built 18620.5 miBBoston Transit Commission BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19030.5 mi★Massachusetts StatehouseFederal · Built 17980.5 mi

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Questions about Beach-Knapp District

Is Beach-Knapp District on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 9, 1980 (Register number 80000462).

Is Beach-Knapp District a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Boston Common, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Beach-Knapp District?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Beach-Knapp District?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 11 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63792771 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.