We can’t know for certain that 23 West Cedar Street has been featured on a Boston postcard or two, ... and black shutters rising from Beacon Hill’s cobbled streets and it makes perfect sense.

Beacon Hill is packed with history. While it has a reputation for housing prominent figures in politics and business over the centuries, its makeup today is much more mixed.

Beacon Hill from Derne Street in the 19th century. – Boston Public Library via Digital Commonwealth That was in 1737, back when Beacon Hill was a serious hill, topped by an observation and ...

In Beacon Hill, a big new bookstore comes to life at last After years of work, Beacon Hill Books and Cafe is set to open, part of a wave of new independent booksellers Print this Article ...

In Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, one parking spot costs more than the median price for a home in Massachusetts. Alexa Fitzgerald lives on the hill and, despite the parking hassle, is now ...

BOSTON (CBS) - It Happens Here on Beacon Hill. Named for a literal beacon, Beacon Hill also served as a metaphorical beacon for those escaping the bonds of slavery.