Bellingham-Cary House, Boston

Name: Bellingham-Cary House
Address: 34 Parker St, Boston, 02150-2144, United States
Telephone: +1 617-884-4090

#399 among attractions in Boston

Museum, History museum, Historical place

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The Bellingham-Cary House is a historic house museum at 34 Parker Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The house, built in 1724, may incorporate in its structure the 1659 hunting lodge of colonial governor Richard Bellingham, and is the only surviving 18th-century building in the city. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. ()

Built: 1724 (300 years ago)Coordinates: 42°23'54"N, 71°1'41"W

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34 Parker StChelsea (Soldiers Home)Boston 02150-2144 United States

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+1 617-884-4090

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Bellingham-Cary House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Constitution Beach, Revere City Hall and Police Station, Congregation Agudath Shalom, Tobin Bridge.

1.4 miSE
Park
Constitution Beach, Boston
35 min walk • Constitution Beach is a man-made crescent-shaped, sandy beach located in the HarborView section of East Boston, a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
1 miNE
City hall, Colonial revival architecture
Revere City Hall and Police Station, Saugus
26 min walk • The Revere City Hall and Police Station, located at 281 Broadway and 23 Pleasant Street, are the municipal heart of the city of Revere, Massachusetts.
0.6 miSW
Synagogue, Romanesque revival architecture
Congregation Agudath Shalom, Boston
16 min walk • Congregation Agudath Shalom, also known as Agudas Sholom the Walnut Street Synagogue or the Walnut Street Shul, is an active, historic Open Orthodox Jewish synagogue at 145 Walnut Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
1.4 miSW
Bridge
Tobin Bridge, Boston
37 min walk • The Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge is a cantilever truss bridge that spans more than two miles from Boston to Chelsea over the Mystic River in Massachusetts. The bridge is the largest in New England. It is operated by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and carries U.S. Route 1.
1.1 miNE
Area
Revere, Boston
28 min walk • Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, located approximately 5 miles from downtown Boston. Founded as North Chelsea in 1846, it was renamed in 1871 after the American Revolutionary War patriot Paul Revere.
1.1 miSW
Bridge
Andrew P. McArdle Memorial Bridge, Boston
29 min walk • The Andrew P. McArdle Memorial Bridge is a steel truss bascule bridge over the Chelsea Creek, just upstream of its confluence with the Mystic River and the Tobin Bridge. Also known as the Meridian Street Bridge, it connects Meridian Street in East Boston with Pearl Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
0.6 miS
Cemetery
Chelsea Garden Cemetery, Boston
16 min walk • Chelsea Garden Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The cemetery was established in 1841 to provide the city a burying ground in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style, and was the first cemetery within the city limits. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
1.3 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Donald McKay House, Boston
33 min walk • The Donald McKay House is a privately owned historic house at 78–80 White Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. It was the residence of Donald McKay, a builder of clipper ships.
1.1 miSE
Church
Baker Congregational Church, Boston
30 min walk • The Baker Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church at 760 Saratoga Street in East Boston, Massachusetts.
1.3 miS
Cemetery
Bennington Street Burying Ground, Boston
32 min walk • The Bennington Street Burying Ground is a historic cemetery on Bennington Street, between Swift St. and Harmony St. in East Boston, Massachusetts. The cemetery was established in 1838, in a late version of the traditional rectilinear colonial cemetery, rather than the rural cemetery style that was then just beginning to come into vogue.
0.9 miS
Bridge
Chelsea Street Bridge, Boston
23 min walk • The Chelsea Street Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that carries Chelsea Street between East Boston, Massachusetts, and Chelsea, Massachusetts, over the Chelsea Creek.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bellingham-Cary House?

Nearby attractions include Bellingham Square Historic District, Boston (13 min walk), Chelsea, Boston (14 min walk), Chelsea Garden Cemetery, Boston (16 min walk), Congregation Agudath Shalom, Boston (16 min walk).

How to get to Bellingham-Cary House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bellingham-Cary House:

Train

Chelsea station (19 min walk)