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BOSTON’S BUCOLIC BEACON HILL
icture-postcard pretty Beacon Hill, one of Boston’s most prestigious neighborhoods, is defined by steep streets, P gaslit brick sidewalks, historic residences, and a quaint cama-
raderie that’s more common in a small town than a major city. “Even if you’ve lived here for a short period of time, it’s tough to walk down Charles Street and not see a familiar face,” says Rebecca Davis Tulman, a senior sales associate with Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty. At Christmas, there’s a festive holiday stroll, and at Halloween, brownstones are decorated days in advance and people hand out candy from their front stoops.
HISTORIC FEDERAL AND VICTORIAN GEMS
THE POSH NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A HIGH - END SMALL-TOWN FEEL WITHIN A BUSTLING CITY
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Beacon Hill, which covers about a half a square mile and has a population hovering around 9,000, has three sections. The South Slope is nearest to Boston Common, the country’s oldest city park; the North Slope is the area around Cambridge and Bowdoin Streets; and the Flat of the Hill is the land that was “filled in” between Charles Street and River Street and
