Headquarters House

Headquarters House

Infobox_nrhp | name =William H. Prescott House
nrhp_type = nhl



caption =
location= Boston, Massachusetts
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 21
lat_seconds = 23
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 4
long_seconds = 8
long_direction = W
locmapin = Massachusetts
area =
built =1806
architect= Benjamin,Asher
architecture= Federal
designated= December 29, 1964cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=574&ResourceType=Building
title=William H. Prescott House |accessdate=2008-07-02|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service
]
added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=66000765

Headquarters House, also known as William H. Prescott House, is an historic house at 55 Beacon Street on Beacon Hill in Boston, Massachusetts.

The house was built in 1806 by Asher Benjamin. The house is named after William Hickling Prescott, a blind historian from a prominent Boston family.

It was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1964. It was added to the National Historic Register in 1966.cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

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