Blackstone Block Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Union Oyster House
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Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′40″N 71°3′25″W / 42.36111°N 71.05694°W / 42.36111; -71.05694
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP reference  No.	73000315 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 26, 1973

The Blackstone Block Historic District encompasses what was once a waterfront business area in Boston, Massachusetts. Due to the infill of land it is now slightly inland from the waterfront. The district is bounded by Union, Hanover, Blackstone, and North Streets, not far from Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall. It includes the Union Oyster House, a National Historic Landmark building erected in the 1710s, and a collection of commercial buildings dating from the late 18th and 19th centuries. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. ^[1] It also includes the c. 1770s Ebenezer Hancock House (10 Marshall Street), a Federal-style wood-frame house that is the only building left in the city which was known to be owned by John Hancock. ^[2] The building was designated a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1978 for its notable exterior and interiors. In 1983, the surrounding ca. 1676 Blackstone Block Street Network was also designated by the Boston Landmarks Commission.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts

External links

• Ebenezer Hancock House Study Report
• Blackstone Block Street Network Study Report

References