National Historic Landmark

Symphony Hall

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Listed
January 20, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
99000633

About this property

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 (sharing this distinction with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Vienna's Musikvereinsaal), 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.

Location

301 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
42.34283, -71.08581

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Symphony Hall listed on the National Register?

Symphony Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Symphony Hall?

Symphony Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is Symphony Hall a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Symphony Hall has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

What is the period of significance for Symphony Hall?

The period of significance for Symphony Hall is recorded as the industrial era.

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