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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]
25-62535. GNIS ID. 0612815. Website. somervillema .gov. Somerville ( / ˈsʌmərvɪl / SUM-ər-vil) is a city located directly to the northwest of Boston, and north of Cambridge, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a total population of 81,045 people.
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. The building was added to the National Register of ...
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.
This is a list of properties and historic districts in Somerville, Massachusetts, that have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places . 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".
Added to NRHP. March 26, 1976. The Bow Street Historic District encompasses a mixed 19th-century commercial-residential in the Union Square area of Somerville, Massachusetts. It covers a part of the west side of Union Square that saw significant development during the city's growth in the 19th century, and has remained well-preserved since then.
The Martin W. Carr School is a historic school building located at 25 Atherton Street, in the Spring Hill area of Somerville, Massachusetts. Built in 1898, it is a prominent local example of Colonial and Renaissance Revival architecture, and the only known surviving work of local architect Aaron H. Gould. It served the local neighborhood as a ...
1631 - Colonial Governor John Winthrop granted 600 acres of land known as Ten Hills Farm. [1] [2] [3] 1703 - Windmill built (approximate date). [3] 1714 - Peter Tufts House built. [3] 1756 - Powder House in use. [3] 1776 - Grand Union Flag raised at Continental Army fortifications atop Prospect Hill.