Abbotsford, Boston

Name: Abbotsford
Address: Boston, United States

#987 among attractions in Boston

Museum, Art museum

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Abbotsford, now the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, is a historic house at 300 Walnut Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The museum is dedicated to black visual arts heritage worldwide, and presents historical and contemporary exhibitions in many media, including painting, sculpture, graphics, photography and decorative arts. The museum is operated by the National Center of Afro-American Artists. ()

Built: 1872 (152 years ago)Coordinates: 42°18'59"N, 71°5'33"W

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Roxbury (Washington Park)Boston United States

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Abbotsford – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, Franklin Park Zoo, First Church in Roxbury, Spontaneous Celebrations.

1.1 miS
Golf
William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, Boston
28 min walk • William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, colloquially referred to and contained within Franklin Park, is a municipal golf course in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, bordered by the neighborhoods of Dorchester and Roxbury.
0.8 miS
Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo, Boston
20 min walk • The Franklin Park Zoo is a 72 acres zoo located in Boston, Massachusetts. It is currently operated by Zoo New England, which also operates the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts.
0.9 miN
Church
First Church in Roxbury, Boston
24 min walk • The First Church in Roxbury, also known as the First Church of Roxbury is the current headquarters of the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry. A church on this site has been in use since 1632 when early English settlers built the first meetinghouse.
0.7 miW
Museum
Spontaneous Celebrations, Boston
18 min walk • Spontaneous Celebrations refers to both a building in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States which acts as an arts and education center, and to a community group which is based there.
0.5 miSE
Church
Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church, Boston
13 min walk • Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church is an historic African Methodist Episcopal Church at 551 Warren Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The current church building was built in 1888 by J. Williams Beal and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
0.7 miNW
Park
Southwest Corridor Park, Boston
18 min walk • Southwest Corridor Park is a linear urban park in Boston, Massachusetts, part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston and managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
1.2 miSW
Gay village
Jamaica Plain, Boston
32 min walk • Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood of 4.4 square miles in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Founded by Boston Puritans seeking farmland to the south, it was originally part of the former Town of Roxbury, now also a part of the City of Boston.
0.6 miN
Forts and castles, Park
Highland Park, Boston
16 min walk • Roxbury High Fort is a historic fort site on Beech Glen Street at Fort Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The site now contains a small park and the Cochituate Standpipe, also known as Fort Hill Tower, built in 1869. The fort site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
1.3 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Footlight Club, Boston
33 min walk • Eliot Hall is a historic building at 7A Eliot Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston. It is sometimes referred to as "The Footlight Club," after "America's oldest community theatre," which owns and operates out of the building.
0.6 miE
Church
Roxbury Presbyterian Church, Boston
15 min walk • Roxbury Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church at 328 Warren Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The Gothic church building was designed by John C. Spofford and built in 1891 for a congregation organized in 1881.
0.7 miSE
Synagogue, Romanesque revival architecture
Congregation Adath Jeshurun, Boston
17 min walk • Congregation Adath Jeshurun is a historic synagogue, now serving as a church, at 397 Blue Hill Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Abbotsford?

Nearby attractions include Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church, Boston (13 min walk), Crawford Street Historic District, Boston (14 min walk), Elm Hill Park Historic District, Boston (15 min walk), Eliot Congregational Church, Boston (15 min walk).

How to get to Abbotsford by public transport?

The nearest stations to Abbotsford:

Bus

Warren St @ Townsend St • Lines: 23 (13 min walk)

Metro

Jackson Square • Lines: Orange (15 min walk)
Stony Brook • Lines: Orange (16 min walk)

Train

Four Corners/Geneva (29 min walk)
Forest Hills (40 min walk)

Light rail

Heath Street • Lines: E (32 min walk)
Back of the Hill • Lines: E (34 min walk)