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Beacon Hill & Charles Street: Residential Street
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  • Gypsystravels
  • Updated By Gypsystravels on September 15, 2006
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    Ivy covered home
    by Gypsystravels, 2 more photos
    With some of the most beautiful row homes in all of Boston, I am sure this is the vision you have when you think of Boston (it should be anyway).

    Beacon Hill is loaded with quaint little shops and some fantastic restaurants. You can also find fruit and vegtable stands and many specialty shops.

    Wander around on a beautiful Sunday and find yourself by Boston Gardens.

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  • Directions: Area bounded by: Storrow Dr., Cambridge St., Beacon St., Bowdoin St.
  • Website: http://www.beaconhillonline.com/
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    Beacon Hill & Charles Street: Beacon Hill
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  • Krumlovgirl
  • By Krumlovgirl on June 2, 2005
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  • Beacon Hill & Charles Street - Boston
    by Krumlovgirl
    I love Beacon Hill. As a matter of fact, just as soon as I finish my stint in Europe I plan on relocating there for half of the year while I do my writing. It dates back to the early 19th century and nearly all of the houses are either Federal, Victorian or Georgian styles. It is a National Historic District and extraordinarily quiet to be in downtown Boston. As you can see from my front page, I have an entire album dedicated to the area. I love to just walk around and take pictures. If you walk slowly and look hard you can see tiny little gardens stuck here and there throughout the neighborhood. This is my favorite part. Some are no bigger than the interior of my car and some are in obscure places, like balconies, but they all fascinate me.

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  • Directions: Area bounded by: Storrow Dr., Cambridge St., Beacon St., Bowdoin St.
  • Website: http://www.beaconhillonline.com/
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    Beacon Hill & Charles Street: Charles Street
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  • kazander
  • Updated By kazander on July 8, 2004
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  • Charles Street - Boston
    Charles Street
    by kazander
    Charles Street is a quaint little road lined with Antique and Specialty shops. We visited a great little Wine and Cheese store called DeLuca's. A great place to window shop or maybe even pick up a special souvenier.

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  • Directions: Area bounded by: Storrow Dr., Cambridge St., Beacon St., Bowdoin St.
  • Website: http://www.beaconhillonline.com/
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    Beacon Hill & Charles Street: There are hills up there
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  • BruceDunning
  • Updated By BruceDunning on October 16, 2008
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  • Climbing up the incline - Boston
    Climbing up the incline
    by BruceDunning, 4 more photos
    The walk through the side streets is interesting. The area is mostly urban, and not much shopping of shops except for on Cambridge and Beacon Streets. Then it gets commercial. There are antique shops. Most is styled for more upscale.

  • Directions: Area bounded by: Storrow Dr., Cambridge St., Beacon St., Bowdoin St.
  • Website: http://www.beaconhillonline.com/
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    Beacon Hill & Charles Street: Walking tour of Beacon Hill
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  • Jefie
  • Updated By Jefie on June 1, 2008
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  • John Kerry's house at Louisburg Square - Boston
    John Kerry's house at
    Louisburg Square
    by Jefie, 3 more photos
    For most of the 19th century, Beacon Hill was Boston's most wealthy and popular neighborhood - even today it remains one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the United States. One of the reasons that can explain its lasting popularity is that a lot of attention was paid to architectural details during the construction of the streets and houses of Beacon Hill, with an effort to make it as eye-pleasing as possible. As a result, Mt. Vernon Street was once described by novelist Henry James as "the only respectable street in America", and he along with many other writers chose to live in this area of the city. It is possible to go on a guided walking tour of the Beacon Hill area (http://www.historictours.com/boston/), which will take you to some of Beacon Hill's most famous spots, including Acorn Street, one of the most photographed streets in Boston, and Louisburg Square, home to Senator John Kerry.

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  • Phone: 617-523-9490
  • Website: www.beaconhillonline.com
  • Other Contact: webmaster@beaconhillonline.com
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    Beacon Hill & Charles Street: Typical Boston
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  • By garridogal on September 5, 2005
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  • Charming but... - Boston
    Charming but...
    by garridogal,
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    Before you ever come to Boston, I'm betting that Beacon Hill is how you picture the whole place to look. It's really just the most beautiful neighborhood in the city.

    However, I'd like to throw my 2 cents in and criticize it for being too homogenous. Again, typical Boston!

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  • Directions: Area bounded by: Storrow Dr., Cambridge St., Beacon St., Bowdoin St.
  • Website: http://www.beaconhillonline.com/
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    Beacon Hill & Charles Street: Beacon Hill is Quite Living
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  • BruceDunning
  • By BruceDunning on October 17, 2008
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  • WAlking map of sites - Boston
    WAlking map of sites
    by BruceDunning, 4 more photos
    This is an area not very long of deep. Bordered by Beacon and Cambridge Streets, it is a residential neighborhood with up and down slightly steep mounds. The brick fronts are nice to stroll through and the streets are quite with every day living going on. CAmbridge is the commercial avenue with upscale shops and restaurants. Beacon is bordered by Boston Commons park.
    A couple of sites in the area is Acorn St, small picturesque, Charles St meeting Hall; now an office building and coffee shop, and a few houses of vintage Brownstone/brick period.

  • Directions: Area bounded by: Storrow Dr., Cambridge St., Beacon St., Bowdoin St.
  • Website: http://www.beaconhillonline.com/
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    Beacon Hill & Charles Street: Stroll through Beacon Hill
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  • By Hopkid on November 27, 2006
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  • Beacon Hill & Charles Street - Boston
    by Hopkid, 3 more photos
    Beacon Hill is undoubtedly one of the most affleuntial addresses in all of Boston, currently home to Senator and former presidential candidate, John Kerry. However it was settled in the early 19th century by free African-Americans who led early civil rights battles and had a hand in the abolition of slavery in the mid-1800s. It was one of the northern stops on the infamous Underground Railroad by which slaves escaped from the south to be free in the north. It is now the home to many beautiful brick townhomes and tree-lined streets.

    Take a stroll through the residential streets on a spring day and relax. Be sure to walk down one of the most scenic streets, cobblestoned Acorn Street and stop to admire the townhomes surrounding Louisburg Square including a former residence of American author Louisa May Alcott and the current residence of the aforementioned senator. Visit the Museum of African American History and get a self-guided walking map of the Black Freedom Trail. End your walk amongst the shops and restaurants along Charles Street.

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  • Directions: Area bounded by: Storrow Dr., Cambridge St., Beacon St., Bowdoin St.
  • Website: http://www.beaconhillonline.com/
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    Beacon Hill & Charles Street: One of Boston's oldest neighborhoods
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  • Helga67
  • Updated By Helga67 on October 16, 2006
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  • Beacon Hill - Boston
    Beacon Hill
    by Helga67, 4 more photos
    Beacon Hill is one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Boston, known for its architecture and lay-out. Here you will find brick row houses with beautiful doors and decorative iron work. Many notable Americans have once lived here and it is still a place for the upper class. It's a nice area to stroll along the narrow streets with brick sidewalks and gas lamps. Don't miss Acorn street and Louisburg Square. However, I must admit that the homogenous buildings bored me after a while.

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  • Directions: Area bounded by: Storrow Dr., Cambridge St., Beacon St., Bowdoin St.
  • Website: www.beaconhillonline.com
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    Beacon Hill & Charles Street: Acorn Street
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  • Updated By dinhyen on October 1, 2002
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  • @ night - Boston
    @ night
    by dinhyen
    This narrow cobblestoned lane lays claim to being the most photographed street in America. I'm not sure who keeps count, but here i am adding to the tallies.

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  • Directions: Beacon Hill between Willow and Cedar. Best to start at corner of Charles and Beacon, head up Charles, turn right at Chestnut, turn left at either Cedar or Willow.
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