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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 ]
A directly photographed image: Custom image processing: Original (for HDR) Exposure mode: Auto exposure: White balance: Auto white balance: Focal length in 35 mm film: 28 mm: Scene capture type: Standard: Speed unit: Kilometers per hour: Speed of GPS receiver: 0: Reference for direction of image: True direction: Direction of image: 92. ...
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 ...
Map showing the Ten Hills neighborhood shaded in violet. Ten Hills is a neighborhood in the northeastern part of the city of Somerville, Massachusetts.The area is roughly wedge-shaped, about 50 acres (200,000 m 2) in size, and is bounded by the Mystic River to the north, McGrath Highway to the east, and is largely separated from the rest of Somerville by Interstate 93 to the southwest. [1]
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.
In its early years, Somerville was an agricultural suburb, supplying the growing urban area surrounding Boston. For a time the Union Square area was known as Milk Row after the small farms surrounding it. [1] Union Square became a major commercial center during the early 19th century due to its location at an important crossroads.
Davis Square is a prime business location with over 200 businesses including healthcare and high-tech corporations, national non-profits, and media offices. Boston Magazine notes half a dozen food and entertainment establishments dating from before the Red Line still extant in 2012, including the Somerville Theatre , The Rosebud , McKinnon's ...
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]