Tuesday, July 25, 2023

New England's National Historic Landmarks: Massachusetts


he National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

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The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

MASSACHUSETTS
Red Top (William Dead Howells House), Belmont

William Dean Howells (1837–1920) was a major literary figure of the late 19th century, writing prolifically and editing the Atlantic Monthly. This house was home to his family from 1878 to 1882.