Chester Harding House

Year: 1808
Style: Federal
City: Boston, MA
Collection: federal boston

This four-story Federal-style townhouse at 16 Beacon Street, facing the Massachusetts State House, was built in 1808 by real estate developer Thomas Fletcher as a private home. It takes its name from portraitist Chester Harding, who lived there from 1826 to 1830, and it has housed the Boston Bar Association since 1963.

the style

Built in 1808 in the Federal style, as one of a run of townhouses that once lined Beacon and Park Streets before the neighborhood shifted toward commercial and institutional use.

significance

Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965 for its association with Chester Harding. It has served as the headquarters of the Boston Bar Association since 1963.

nearby

Boston Athenæum 140 ft · Renaissance Revival · 1807
Boston Transit Commission Building 240 ft · Neoclassical · 1903
Massachusetts State House 270 ft · Federal · 1798
Tremont House 510 ft · Greek Revival · 1829
William C. Nell House 0.1 mi · Federal
Suffolk County Courthouse 0.1 mi · Second Empire

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