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1884 map of Somerville demarcating each of the wards within the city According to the United States Census Bureau , Somerville has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km 2 ), of which 4.1 square miles (11 km 2 ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2 ), or 2.61%, is water. [ 60 ]
Assembly Square Marketplace sign listing tenants as of 2012 Assembly Row in the Assembly Square neighborhood. Assembly Square is a neighborhood in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States.
Assembly station (originally Assembly Square in some planning documents) is a rapid transit station in Somerville, Massachusetts.It serves the MBTA's Orange Line. [3] It is an infill station, located on a section of the Orange Line that has been active since 1975.
Davis Square was officially designated as a square by the City of Somerville in 1883. It was named for Person Davis (1819-1894), [3] a grain dealer who moved to the area in 1850 and built his estate near the intersection of Elm, Grove and Morrison Streets. [4] Davis was both a Somerville selectman and alderman. [5]
Union Square in December 2021. Union Square is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of Somerville, Massachusetts, United States.It is centered on Union Square proper, which is located at the intersection of Washington Street, Webster Avenue, and Somerville Avenue.
The Charles Williams House is a historic house in Somerville, Massachusetts. The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story wood frame Italianate house was built c. 1848 for Charles Williams, a hat dealer. The central projecting section has a Palladian window on the second floor, above a recessed entranceway where the door is surrounded by sidelight and transom windows.
Magoun Square was named after the family of John Calvin Magoun (1797–1882). Magoun was an assessor for the town of Somerville, served on the school committee as an overseer of the poor, and was a captain in the militia. His family owned a farm between Broadway and Vernon Streets and lived in the Adams-Magoun House, built circa 1783. [2] [3]
The Spring Hill Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Summer, Central, Atherton, and Spring Streets in the Spring Hill area of Somerville, Massachusetts. The district encompasses the city's best-preserved residential subdivision from the mid-19th century, with later infill construction in the late 19th and early 20th ...