Faneuil Hall

Faneuil Hall is an historic place near the waterfront in Boston, Massachusetts. It was built in 1742. It has been a marketplace and a meeting hall. Today it is the city's Government Center. It was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams and others encouraging independence from Great Britain. It is now part of Boston National Historical Park and a stop on the Freedom Trail. It is sometimes called "the Cradle of Liberty".

Faneuil Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
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Faneuil Hall today, east side
Location:	Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates:	42°21′36.0″N 71°03′22.5″W
Built:	1742
Architect:	John Smibert; Charles Bulfinch
Architectural style:	Georgian
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	66000368
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	October 15, 1966
Designated NHL:	October 9, 1960

Faneuil Hall Media

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  View of Faneuil Hall, 1830

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  Faneuil Hall, photograph dated 1903

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  Samuel Adams, described on the 1880 statue by Anne Whitney at Faneuil Hall as "A Statesman: Incorruptible and Fearless"

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  1839 engraving of Faneuil Hall

• Wreck of the Atlantic -- Breakfast to Survivors in Faneuil Hall.jpg

  Survivors of the Template:Ss wreck are given breakfast at Faneuil Hall, 1873 engraving

• Faneuil Hall in May 1973 - Boston MA.jpg

  Faneuil Hall and Congress St., 1973

• Aerial view of Government Center construction, 1960s.jpg

  Faneuil Hall (bottom left) during the construction of Government Center

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  1981 view of Faneuil Hall from the steps of Boston City Hall

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  Interior of Faneuil Hall, Boston MA

• 1798 eagle statue in the building's interior