Boston Common

public park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Park urban_park Q49132
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Boston Common

Summary

Boston Common is an urban park[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of urban_park entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,450 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boston Common is located in Boston[3].
  • Boston Common is in the country of United States[4].
  • Boston Common is on the continent of North America[5].
  • Boston Common's instance of is recorded as urban park[6].
  • Boston Common is part of Freedom Trail[7].
  • Boston Common's Commons category is recorded as Boston Common[8].
  • 1634 marks the founding of Boston Common[9].
  • Boston Common's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.355, 'longitude': -71.065555555556}[10].
  • Boston Common's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boston Common[11].
  • Boston Common's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[12].
  • Boston Common's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[13].
  • Boston Common's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[14].
  • Boston Common's native label is recorded as Boston Common[15].
  • Boston Common covers an area of {'amount': '+200'}[16].
  • Boston Common's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Arthur Freedman Collection Project[17].
  • Boston Common's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Boston Common[18].

Body

Geography

Boston Common is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Boston[3]. It is on the continent of North America[5]. It is part of Freedom Trail[7].

Physical Characteristics

Boston Common covers an area of {'amount': '+200'}[16].

Designation and Status

Boston Common's instance of is recorded as urban park[6]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark[12], National Register of Historic Places listed place[13], and National Register of Historic Places contributing property[14].

History and Context

1634 marks the founding of Boston Common[9].

Why It Matters

Boston Common ranks in the top 3% of urban_park entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,450 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Boston Common. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/boston-common
MLA “Boston Common.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/boston-common.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_boston-common_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Boston Common}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/boston-common}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Boston Common — https://4ort.xyz/entity/boston-common (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/boston-common · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of urban park
    Continent North America
    Country United States
    Heritage designation National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place, National Register of Historic Places contributing property
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P402]]: 17995454, Adding OSM relation id claim from wikidata tag on relation/17995454 in United States"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.