Boston Irish Heritage Walk

Long Wharf extends a half mile into the harbor, recognizable by the brick facade of the Custom House Block sitting at its base. Built in seventeen ten, it served as the center of colonial trade, where ships unloaded tea, rum, and molasses…

Broad Street curves along a path that once traced the very edge of the Atlantic Ocean. Before the nineteenth century, the high-tide line lapped against the land just feet from where the buildings now sit. Merchants like Thomas Handasyd…

Two bronze figures stand near the corner of Washington and School Streets, representing the Irish Famine Memorial. One woman gazes upward with an empty bowl, while the other holds a small child, their tattered clothing sculpted to look…

The French Second Empire style of the Old City Hall stands out through its heavy mansard roof and ornate, projecting window frames. Completed in eighteen sixty-five, the building served as the seat of Boston's municipal government for over…

James Michael Curley Park holds two life-sized bronze statues of Boston’s most famous mayor, James Michael Curley. One statue shows him seated on a park bench, while the other captures him standing and gesturing toward the street. Curley…

The Old North Church features a white wooden steeple that rises above the surrounding brick rooftops of the North End. Built in seventeen twenty-three, it serves as the oldest standing church building in Boston. On the night of April…

The brick facade of Saint Stephen's features a steeple topped by a clock with a wooden hand, which once signaled to sailors in Boston Harbor. Designed by Charles Bulfinch, the architect of the Massachusetts State House, it served as the…