Massachusetts State House

state capitol building for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Massachusetts State House

Summary

Massachusetts State House is a capitol building[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of capitol_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,025 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Massachusetts State House is located in Boston[3].
  • Massachusetts State House is in the country of United States[4].
  • Massachusetts State House's instance of is recorded as capitol building[5].
  • Massachusetts State House's architect is recorded as Charles Bulfinch[6].
  • Massachusetts State House's architectural style is recorded as Federal architecture[7].
  • Massachusetts State House is part of Beacon Hill[8].
  • Massachusetts State House is part of Freedom Trail[9].
  • Massachusetts State House's Commons category is recorded as Massachusetts State House[10].
  • 1798 marks the founding of Massachusetts State House[11].
  • Massachusetts State House's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.35862661956368, 'lon': -71.06385784107137}[12].
  • Massachusetts State House's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13].
  • Massachusetts State House's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Vierter Band[14].
  • Massachusetts State House's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[15].
  • Massachusetts State House's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[16].
  • Massachusetts State House's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[17].
  • Massachusetts State House's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Massachusetts State House'}[18].
  • Massachusetts State House's state of conservation is recorded as preserved[19].
  • Massachusetts State House's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beacon Street, Boston'}[20].

Body

Geography

Massachusetts State House is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Boston[3]. Part of include Beacon Hill[8], a neighborhood in Boston[21], in United States[22] and Freedom Trail[9], a themed walk[23], in United States[24], founded in 1951[25].

Designation and Status

Massachusetts State House's instance of is recorded as capitol building[5]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark[15], National Register of Historic Places listed place[16], and National Register of Historic Places contributing property[17].

History and Context

1798 marks the founding of Massachusetts State House[11].

Why It Matters

Massachusetts State House ranks in the top 6% of capitol_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,025 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. 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] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 12h ago · Hofoen · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 42.35862661956368, 'lon': -71.06385784107137}
    Street address → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beacon Street, Boston'}
    State of conservation → preserved
    Wikipedia languages → ['ast', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'nl', '
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q100]], Adding a reference."
  2. 4w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 29718019
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 29718019, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/29718019"
  3. 15w ago · Espandero · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Massachusetts State House, Boston, Massachusetts.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Massachusetts State House, Boston, Massachusetts.jpg"
  4. 23w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architect → Charles Bulfinch
    Inception → —
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Building", "MassachusettsStateHouse::w4xhw"]
    Part of → Beacon Hill, Freedom Trail
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "MassachusettsStateHouse::w4xhw"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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