Dorchester Heights National Historic Site
- Also Known As: Dorchester Heights
- Address: 38 Thomas Park
- Neighborhood of South Boston in Boston
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
Peabody and Stearns | Architect | |||||
1776/00/00 | George Washington | American Commander in Chief | Siege of Boston | |||
1776/01/25 | Winthrop Sargent | Captain Lt, Knox's Regiment, Continental Artillery | Henry Knox arrives in Boston with cannons from Fort Ticonderoga, used to fortify Dorchester Heights. | Siege of Boston | ||
1776/01/25 | Henry Knox | Expedition Leader | Henry Knox arrives in Boston with cannons from Fort Ticonderoga, used to fortify Dorchester Heights. | Siege of Boston | ||
1776/01/25 | Henry Knox | Expedition Leader | Henry Knox arrives in Boston with cannons from Fort Ticonderoga, used to fortify Dorchester Heights. | Noble Train of Artillery | ||
1776/01/25 | Winthrop Sargent | Captain Lt, Knox's Regiment, Continental Artillery | Henry Knox arrives in Boston with cannons from Fort Ticonderoga, used to fortify Dorchester Heights. | Noble Train of Artillery | ||
1776/03/04 | John Bent, Patriot | Patriot Soldier | John Bent marches to Dorchester Heights when the forts are being erected. | Siege of Boston | ||
1776/03/04 | Maj Gen John Thomas | Patriot Commander | John Thomas leads his division to fortify the Dorchester Heights overlooking the south harbor at Boston using cannon that Henry Knox brought from Fort Ticonderoga. | Siege of Boston | ||
1981/03/04 | John Goddard | Work | John Goddard is employed as a wagon-master by the Continental Army during the Fortification of Dorchester Heights, a nighttime act that requires the wagons to be as quiet as possible to avoid notice. | Siege of Boston |
Particulars for Dorchester Heights National Historic Site: | |
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Architectural Style | American Colonial Revival |
Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Criteria Consideration | Commemorative property |
Area of Significance | Community Planning and Development |
Owner | Federal |
Structure Type | Fortification |
Other Description | Georgian Colonial Revival |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Area of Significance | Military |
Historic Use | Monument, Marker |
Level of Significance | National |
Historic Use | Park |
Criteria | Person |
Sight Category | Structure |