Bunker Hill Monument: Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Boston National Historical Park

NPS Northeast Regional Office. 2025. Bunker Hill Monument: Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Boston National Historical Park. Cultural Landscapes Inventory Report. 650021. National Park Service. NPS Northeast Regional Office, Boston, Massachusetts / CRIS-CL Database

Located in the Charlestown District of Boston, Massachusetts, on the summit of Breed’s Hill, the Bunker Hill Monument site commemorates one of the earliest major battles of the American Revolution and consists of a portion of the original battlefield. As part of Boston National Historical Park, the property encompasses federally-owned land (6.12 acres) and city-owned land (.10 acres). At the center of the site stands a granite obelisk Bunker Hill Monument (1842) and an adjacent Lodge (1902) surrounded by terraced lawns dotted with deciduous trees, a series of axial concrete walkways and asphalt paths, fencing, the Colonel William Prescott Statue, markers, and memorial plaques.

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Published Report
Authors
NPS Northeast Regional Office
Date of Issue
2025
Publisher
National Park Service
Units
BOST , NER
Keywords
Architecture, Battle Site, Boston Metropolitan Parks Commission, Breed's Hill, Breed's Pasture, Charlestown, Colonial William Prescott Statue, Community Planning and Development, defense, Fortification, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., Green Hill, Green's Pasture, Historic Designed Landscape, Historic Preservation, historic site, Landscape architecture, Lodge, Marker, Military, monument, Obelisk, Russell's Pasture, The American Revolution, Urban Park, War in the North

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