Headquarters House
Also known as William Hickling Prescott House
About Headquarters House
Headquarters House, at 55 Beacon St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 15, 1966: the first place in Boston to be listed. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Jan 1, 1999, one of 189 in Massachusetts. Only 0 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its literature, at the national level. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
What it isHistoric house 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 · 146 MB · National Archives↗1808 to today
- 1808Built, designed by Asher Benjamin
- 1966Added to the National Register of Historic Places
- 1999Named a National Historic Landmark
- 2026On the Register for 60 years
Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes
55 Beacon St., Boston · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies
64 more Register listings within half a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
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Other National Historic Landmarks nearby
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Memories of Headquarters House
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Questions about Headquarters House
Is Headquarters House on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Oct 15, 1966 (Register number 66000765).
Is Headquarters House a National Historic Landmark?
Yes, since Jan 1, 1999. Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks, 55 of them in Boston.
Can you visit Headquarters House?
It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.
Where can I read the history of Headquarters House?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 146 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 63793883 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.