Massachusetts State House
The Massachusetts State House, also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. The building houses the Massachusetts General Court and the offices of the Governor of Massachusetts. The building, designed by architect Charles Bulfinch, was completed in January 1798 at a cost of $133,333, and has repeatedly been enlarged since. It is one of the oldest state capitols in current use. It is considered a masterpiece of Federal architecture and among Bulfinch's finest works, and was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architectural significance.
The Massachusetts State House in Boston, November 2016
Stereograph image of the State House c. 1862, before wings were added to the building
View from above Boston Common
Aerial view
Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and the hill upon which the Massachusetts State House resides. The term "Beacon Hill" is used locally as a metonym to refer to the state government or the legislature itself, much like Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill does at the federal level.
Park Street, looking toward the Massachusetts State House
Window boxes on cobblestoned Acorn Street
Cutting down Beacon Hill in 1811; a view from the north toward the Massachusetts State House
Founders Memorial, John Francis Paramino, 1930. The memorial, located in the Boston Common, depicts the city's first English resident, William Blackstone, greeting colonial governor John Winthrop and his company.
