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It began at the end of the 19th century with a small museum located at Portland City Hall in downtown Portland. [3] In 1913, the historical society and the museum moved from city hall to the Tourny Building, at 2nd and Taylor streets. [4] In 1917, they moved again, to the then-new Public Auditorium (later Civic Auditorium, then Keller ...
Jamaica Plain Historical Society records, 1855–2015, University Archives and Special Collections, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston 42°18′27″N 71°06′47″W / 42.30750°N 71.11306°W / 42.30750; -71
Jamaica Plain 42°18′42″N 71°07′03″W / 42.3117°N 71.1175°W / 42.3117; -71.1175 ( Ellen Swallow Richards Residence Home of Ellen Swallow Richards , who was the first female graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , and the first woman to receive an advanced degree in chemistry .
This list of museums in Portland, Oregon encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public ...
Roslindale is a primarily residential neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bordered by Jamaica Plain, Hyde Park, West Roxbury and Mattapan.It is served by an MBTA Commuter Rail line, several MBTA bus lines and the MBTA Orange Line in nearby Jamaica Plain.
Aug. 19—LEWISBURG — The Union County Historical Society rediscovered a gem hidden in plain sight after purchasing the former Packwood House Museum. The brick courtyard and garden, nestled ...
The Sumner Hill Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential area of high-quality late 19th-century residences in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is roughly bounded by Seaverns Avenue, Everett Street, Carolina Avenue, and Newbern Street just east of the neighborhoods commercial Centre Street area.
ACT UP/Boston [111] and Jamaica Plain Historical Society [176] founded. Back Bay (MBTA station) rebuilt. Partners In Health nonprofit headquartered in city. Joseph P. Kennedy II becomes U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 8th congressional district. Hamersley's Bistro in business. [177] 1988 City of Boston Archives and City Year established.