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The Somerville City Hall (which formerly served as Somerville High School) is a historic municipal building at 93 Highland Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts.Built in 1852 and enlarged several times, it has served as the city's first high school, first public library, and only city hall.
Somerville was established as a town in 1842, when it was separated from Charlestown. In 2006, the city was named the best-run city in Massachusetts by The Boston Globe. [3] In 1972, 2009, and 2015, the city received the All-America City Award. [4] [5] It is home to Tufts University, which has its campus along the Somerville and Medford border.
Mayor Picture Term Party 1st George O. Brastow: January 1, 1872 – January 5, 1874 2nd William Henry Furber: January 5, 1874 – January 3, 1876 3rd
Ralph was born in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1931. He earned a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, and a Law degree from Boston University and a Master of Divinity Degree from the Virginia Theological Seminary. [2] In 1964 he became the rector of the Christ Episcopal Church in West Somerville. He also had a law office in Waltham, Massachusetts. [3]
The population density of this northern part of town is nearly 20,000 inhabitants per square mile (8,000/km 2), similar to the densest neighborhoods in nearby Cambridge, Somerville, and Chelsea, Massachusetts (the densest cities in New England), and slightly lower than that of central Boston's residential districts (Back Bay, South End, Fenway ...
At 38, he was the second youngest mayor in Somerville history. He concluded his ninth and final, [3] term as mayor in 2022 after 18 years in office. [1] [4] In 2006, Somerville was recognized by The Boston Globe Magazine as the Best Run City in the Commonwealth. [5] On March 1, 2021, he announced that he would not seek another term as mayor of ...
Somerville High School: Somerville High School: September 18, 1989 : 93 Highland St. Central Hill: Building is now the Somerville City Hall: 72: Somerville Journal Building: Somerville Journal Building
In office 1865–1865: Preceded by: ... Frederick R. Kinsley [1] Member of the Somerville Massachusetts Board of Selectmen [3] In office 1869 [2] – January 2, 1872: