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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 is a neighborhood in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. It is located along the west bank of the Mystic River , bordered by Ten Hills and Massachusetts Route 28 to the north and the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston to the south.
Portion of a map from 1775 highlighting the Winter Hill fortification. An early map of the area (dated 1637) from the papers of the family of John Winthrop includes some of this neighborhood and the adjacent Ten Hills section. [2] A Map of the Battle of Bunker Hill from 1775 displays Winter Hill to the northwest, with woody and marshy regions ...
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 ...
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 locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". [1] This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 24, 2025. [2]
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.
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