National Register of Historic Places
Symphony Hall
Symphony Hall is a historic place in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 1999, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 99000633.
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Symphony Hall
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About this place
What is Symphony Hall?
Symphony Hall is a concert hall that is home to the Boston Symphony Orchestra, located at 301 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BSO founder Henry Lee Higginson commissioned architectural firm McKim, Mead and White to create a new, permanent home for the orchestra. Symphony Hall can accommodate an audience of 2,625. The hall was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1999 and is a pending Boston Landmark. It was then noted that "Symphony Hall remains, acoustically, among the top three concert halls in the world, and is considered the finest in the United States." Symphony Hall, located one block from Berklee College of Music to the north and one block from the New England Conservatory to the south, also serves as home to the Boston Pops as well as the site of many concerts of the Handel and Haydn Society.
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The record
Listing details
- Name
- Symphony Hall
- City
- Boston
- County
- Suffolk County
- State
- Massachusetts
- Listed on the National Register
- January 20, 1999
- NRIS reference number
- 99000633
- Resource type
- building
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 42.34283, -71.08581
When was Symphony Hall listed on the National Register?
Symphony Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 1999.
Where is Symphony Hall located?
Symphony Hall is located in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts at approximately 42.34283, -71.08581. See the map above.
Is Symphony Hall a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Symphony Hall is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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