Beacon Hill
Boston's historic hilltop
Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, known for its Federal-style brick rowhouses, cobblestone streets, and gas-lit lamps.
The name comes from a beacon that once stood atop the hill to warn colonists of danger.
It houses the Massachusetts State House and has long been associated with Boston's political elite and old-money families.
The term sometimes appears as shorthand for Boston's traditional establishment or state government.
The bill faces opposition on Beacon Hill.
Collective of connected people
- residentialRelating to housing
- brownstonesAttached urban residences
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
- townhousesAdjoined multilevel residences
streetscape · district · enclave · sidewalks · stoops · tree-lined · walkable · charming
Of occupied territories
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
gaslights · 19th-century · brickwork · antebellum · antiquarian
Having abundant financial resources
- upscaleElegant and expensive
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- eliteSuperior select group
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
genteel · privileged · moneyed · well-to-do · bluebloods · patrician · pedigreed · establishment
Coastal beacon tower
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- navigationDetermining position and course
- marinerOne who navigates ships
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
port · maritime · watchtower · lantern · foghorn · seafaring · shipping · coastal
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- elevationHeight above reference point
- heightsVertical measurements or summits
crest · ridge · vantage-point · rise · knoll · bluff · escarpment
community
Collective of connected people
- residentialRelating to housing
- brownstonesAttached urban residences
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
townhouses · streetscape · district · enclave · sidewalks · stoops · tree-lined · walkable · charming · quaint
colonial
Of occupied territories
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
cobblestone · gaslights · 19th-century · brickwork · antebellum · antiquarian
wealthy
Having abundant financial resources
aristocratic · genteel · privileged · moneyed · well-to-do · bluebloods · patrician · pedigreed · establishment · upper-class
lighthouse
Coastal beacon tower
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- navigationDetermining position and course
- marinerOne who navigates ships
harbor · port · maritime · watchtower · lantern · foghorn · seafaring · shipping · coastal
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- elevationHeight above reference point
heights · crest · ridge · vantage-point · rise · knoll · bluff · escarpment
- Affluent PlacesMonaco, Malibu, The Hamptons, Bel Air, Palm Beach
- BostonBoston Common, Boston Harbor, Charlestown, Chinatown, Dorchester
- hillsknoll, mound, foothill, foothills, hummock
- MassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, Cape Cod, Plymouth, Salem
- neighborhoodsneighborhood, suburb, subdivision, Greenwich Village, East Village
- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
Beacon Hillsuburbia
Residential areas outside cities
exurbs · sprawl · bedroom community · Levittown · tract housing
Beacon HillRoxbury
Boston district name
Skid Row · Dorchester · skid row · public housing · South Bronx
hill, hills, beacon, hilly, hillside, hilltop, hillock, beacons, hilled