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Massachusetts General Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital is a historic place in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1970, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 70000682.

Boston, Suffolk County, MassachusettsListed December 30, 1970NRIS #70000682★ National Historic Landmark
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What is Massachusetts General Hospital?

The Bulfinch Building of the Massachusetts General Hospital is located on the hospital's main campus on Fruit Street in the West End of Boston, Massachusetts. It was designed by architect Charles Bulfinch, and built between 1818 and 1823, with a major expansion in 1844-46. A National Historic Landmark, it is an excellent example of Classical Revival architecture, and a rare surviving example of an early 19th-century public hospital building. The building is home to the Ether Dome, an operating theater which has been separately designated a National Historic Landmark as the site of the first public demonstration of the use of ether as an anesthetic.

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Listing details

Name
Massachusetts General Hospital
City
Boston
County
Suffolk County
State
Massachusetts
Listed on the National Register
December 30, 1970
NRIS reference number
70000682
Resource type
building
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
42.36341, -71.06801
When was Massachusetts General Hospital listed on the National Register?

Massachusetts General Hospital was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1970.

Where is Massachusetts General Hospital located?

Massachusetts General Hospital is located in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts at approximately 42.36341, -71.06801. See the map above.

Is Massachusetts General Hospital a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Massachusetts General Hospital is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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