Downtown/North End
India Wharf / Harbor Towers
India Wharf, built in 1807 by one of Boston's most famous architects, Charles Bullfinch, was once the departure point for ships headed to India and the Far East. Today, the wharf is gone, and the HarborWalk winds past the Harbor Towers luxury high-rise condominium complex and a large metal sculpture by David von Schlegell. "Untitled Landscape" (1964), the large metal sculpture, has been a landmark on the harbor for years. A marker is located next to the sculpture which describes the artist and his work. The Harbor Towers, designed by architecture firm of Pei Cobb Freed and Associates, were the first high-rise residential buildings on Boston's waterfront, and at 40 stories are the city's tallest residential towers. In 2002, a reconstructed HarborWalk opened around Harbor Towers, providing for the first time in a decade complete public access around the complex as well as linkages to the HarborWalk at Rowes Wharf and Long Wharf.
Site Photos:
Getting There:
- Subway:
Take the Blue Line to Aquarium and walk south along the waterfront. - Public Parking:
Paid parking is available at the Boston Harbor Hotel and the New England Aquarium. - Water Transportation:
Take the F1 commuter ferry from the Hingham Shipyard, Hingham to Rowes Wharf,
or
Take the F2 or F2H commuter ferries from Quincy Fore River Shipyard to Long Wharf via Pemberton Point, Hull and Logan Airport,
or
Take the F4 Inner Harbor ferry to Long Wharf.From Long Wharf, walk down Old Atlantic Ave, and East India Row, past the New England Aquarium to India Wharf.
Contact Boston Harbor Cruises at 617-227-4321, Harbor Express at 617-222-6999 for additional schedule and fare information.
- Bus:
Take MBTA Route Number 6. - Address:
85 East India Row; Boston, MA 02210
