Built in 2007 by the National Park Service, the museum services to educate the public about the famous Revolutionary War Battle and the monument.
Map of Monument Square After Residential Development
After encountering financial difficulties, the Bunker Hill Association began selling off its property to residential developers to raise funds to complete construction. This map reflects the new property after selling off 9 acres.
Map of Monument Square Before Residential Development
Before selling off its property, the Bunker Hill Monument Association owned 15 acres of the original battlefield.
Video depicting the growth of residential buildings surrounding Monument Square.
The growth of residential housing surrounding Monument Square after the sale of its 9 acres.
The exhibits located inside the Battle of Bunker Hill Museum describe the events of the war and the significance of the battle.
“Home Town” is an exhibition by local artist Wen-ti Tsen that draws attention to the lives of residents from Chinatown past and to how the neighborhood has changed under transformative pressure from gentrification. This particular exhibit features siblings Caroline and Reggie Wong, both of whom lived on Hudson Street in the 1940s.
The “Home Town: Re-Presenting Boston’s Chinatown as a Place of People – Then and Now” project is the intellectual and creative property solely of artist Wen-ti Tsen. By photographing his work, I intend to present his achievements to a greater audience, demonstrate how their presence provides a temporal layer to the Chinatown Park, and to not personally profit from them in any way.
On lampposts around Chinatown Park are the flags of China and the United States of America, representative of how cultural forces of both nations have shaped the area.
Recording of the USS Constitution Museum
Breed's Hill was a strategic military location for the military forces because it provided an unobstructed view of Boston Harbor.