John Eliot Square District
John Eliot Square District, Historic district in northern Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts.
The district forms the intersection of Dudley, Bartlett, Centre, Roxbury, and Highland Streets, featuring Federal Period architecture and historical buildings.
Established in 1630 as Roxbury town center, the district was named after John Eliot, who translated the Bible into the Massachusett language.
The First Church of Roxbury stands as Boston's oldest wooden meeting house, representing the early architectural traditions of colonial Massachusetts.
The district connects to the Roxbury Heritage State Park, offering exhibits about local history through the preserved Dillaway-Thomas House from 1750.
The district includes a marker on the Knox Trail, commemorating the transport of Fort Ticonderoga cannons during the American Revolutionary War.
Location: Massachusetts
GPS coordinates: 42.32972,-71.09083
Latest update: March 7, 2025 04:01
Huntington Avenue Grounds
1 km
Appeal to the Great Spirit
1 km
Roxbury Highlands Historic District
464 m
Islamic Society of Boston
4.7 km
Southwest Corridor Park
760 m
1767 Milestones
55 m
Cabot Center
1.1 km
Malcolm X—Ella Little-Collins House
983 m
Roxbury Heritage State Park
67 m
Roxbury High Fort
577 m
Lower Roxbury Historic District
818 m
St. Joseph Catholic Church
696 m
Hibernian Hall
697 m
Twelfth Baptist Church, Boston
816 m
Eliot Burying Ground
772 m
William Lloyd Garrison House
474 m
Edward Everett Hale House
166 m
Frederick Douglass Square Historic District
860 m
Alvah Kittredge House
251 m
Dudley Station Historic District
527 m
Mount Pleasant Historic District
1.1 km
Goldsmith Block
636 m
Greenville Street Historic District
851 m
Cy Young
1 km
Remis Auditorium at the Museum of Fine Arts
1 km
MassArt Art Museum
1 km
Roxbury Parting Stone
84 m
Parker Hill Branch Library
744 mReviews
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