Faneuil Hall

historic building in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Place market_hall Q49137
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Summary

Faneuil Hall is a market hall[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of market_hall entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,128 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Faneuil Hall is located in Boston[3].
  • Faneuil Hall is in the country of United States[4].
  • Faneuil Hall's instance of is recorded as market hall[5].
  • Faneuil Hall's instance of is recorded as assembly hall[6].
  • Faneuil Hall's instance of is recorded as event venue[7].
  • Faneuil Hall's architectural style is recorded as Georgian architecture[8].
  • Faneuil Hall's architectural style is recorded as Federal architecture[9].
  • Faneuil Hall is part of Freedom Trail[10].
  • Faneuil Hall's Commons category is recorded as Faneuil Hall[11].
  • 1740 marks the founding of Faneuil Hall[12].
  • Faneuil Hall's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.359987, 'lon': -71.056315}[13].
  • Faneuil Hall's official website is recorded as https://faneuilhallmarketplace.com/[14].
  • Faneuil Hall's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[15].
  • Faneuil Hall's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[16].
  • Faneuil Hall's described by source is recorded as Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[17].
  • Faneuil Hall's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Einundzwanzigster Band[18].
  • Faneuil Hall's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[19].
  • Faneuil Hall's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[20].
  • Faneuil Hall's heritage designation is recorded as Boston Landmark[21].
  • Faneuil Hall's has characteristic is recorded as built using slave labor[22].
  • Faneuil Hall's has characteristic is recorded as tourist attraction[23].
  • Faneuil Hall's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dock Square, Boston'}[24].
  • Faneuil Hall's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12107'}[25].
  • Faneuil Hall's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12328'}[26].
  • Faneuil Hall's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11932'}[27].

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Geography

Faneuil Hall is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Boston[3]. It is part of Freedom Trail[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include market hall[5], assembly hall[6], and event venue[7]. Heritage statuses include National Historic Landmark[19], National Register of Historic Places listed place[20], and Boston Landmark[21].

History and Context

1740 marks the founding of Faneuil Hall[12].

Why It Matters

Faneuil Hall ranks in the top 3% of market_hall entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,128 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . nps.gov. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . ibw21.org. Retrieved . ibw21.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Hofoen · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Street address → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dock Square, Boston'}
    Architectural style → Georgian architecture, Federal architecture
    Inception → +1740-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'n
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Located in the administrative territorial entity: Boston, Adding a reference."
  2. 5w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 29551702
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Openstreetmap way id: 29551702, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/29551702 in United States"
  3. 14w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → market hall, assembly hall, event venue
    Has characteristic → built using slave labor, tourist attraction
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39782|batch #39782]]: Move Q570116 from P31 -> P1552"
  4. 17w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architectural style → Georgian architecture, Federal architecture
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+12107'}, {'amount': '+12328'}, {'amount': '+11932'} +1
    Country → —
    Country → United States
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36815|batch #36815]]: Remove redundant P30"
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