Frederick Douglass Square Historic District
Frederick Douglass Square Historic District, Historic district in Lower Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts.
The Frederick Douglass Square Historic District spans 5 acres with brick row houses along Hammond Street, Cabot Street, Windsor Street, and Westminster Street.
The district originated from a salt marsh transformation project in the 1860s when the Tremont Improvement Company constructed residential buildings on the filled land.
Robert Treat Paine Jr built over 200 single-family row houses priced at $2,500 each to provide housing solutions for working-class immigrant families.
The district contains 77 preserved houses featuring Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Gothic architectural elements from the Victorian period of Boston.
Buyers in 1886 secured housing with a $1,000 deposit and obtained a 5% mortgage over five years for the remaining $1,500 balance.
Location: Massachusetts
GPS coordinates: 42.33583,-71.08444
Latest update: March 10, 2025 06:31
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