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Downtown Crossing

The Opera House, with its many ornamental details restored, is a Washington Street landmark. The Opera House, with its many ornamental details restored, is a Washington Street landmark. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff/File 2004)
September 28, 2008

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Downtown Crossing Median home prices: Condominiums $540,000 (Boston proper) Residential tax rate: $10.97 (citywide) Average tax bill: $3,801 (citywide) Choice location: The Opera House on Washington Street, with its mural art and ornamental details, restored to its former glory. Cocktail party nugget: British troops trashed the Old South Meeting House during the Revoluntionary War as payback to the patriots who ... (Full article: 492 words)

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