Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill

As Boston’s first planned community, Beacon Hill still sets a standard for luxury city living with its historic architecture, tree-shaded brick sidewalks, fine schools and shops, public parks, downtown proximity, and plum central location in the shadow of the State House’s landmark gold dome. Federal-style brick townhouses and condominiums with black louver shutters form intimate, attractive rows along the quiet streets, colonial-style gas lamps preserve the neighborhood’s historic character, and cobblestone streets attract tourists and their cameras from all over. The Boston Common and the Charles River Esplanade are right nearby with plenty of fitness trails, dog runs and recreation areas. The Advent School, the Park Street School, and Suffolk University maintain the high educational standards Beacon Hill’s noblest residents adhered to, including Louisa May Alcott, Robert Frost, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. & Jr., Julia Ward Howe, Samuel Eliot Morison and Daniel Webster. Charles Street is known for its fine antique shops, as well as restaurants, coffeehouses, and gourmet groceries at DeLuca’s Market. And don’t forget the Bull & Finch Pub on Beacon Street, the setting for the TV show Cheers.