James Blake House, Boston

Name: James Blake House
Address: 735 Columbia Rd, Boston, 02125-1757, United States
Telephone: +1 617-293-3052

#230 among attractions in Boston

Museum, History museum, Historical place

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The James Blake House is the oldest surviving house in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The house was built in 1661 and the date was confirmed by dendrochronology in 2007. It is located at 735 Columbia Road, in Edward Everett Square, and just a block from Massachusetts Avenue. The Dorchester Historical Society now owns the building and tours are given on the third Sunday of the month. ()

Coordinates: 42°19'11"N, 71°3'37"W

Address

735 Columbia RdDorchester (Columbia Point)Boston 02125-1757 United States

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+1 617-293-3052

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James Blake House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: South Bay Shopping Center, Edward Everett Square, Bayside Expo Center, First Parish Church of Dorchester.

0.6 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
South Bay Shopping Center, Boston
15 min walk • South Bay is a shopping center in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is located off I-93, US 1, Route 3, near the transition from the Southeast Expressway to the Central Artery traveling through Downtown Boston.
~440 ftNW
Square
Edward Everett Square, Boston
3 min walk • Edward Everett Square, in Dorchester, Boston, is the intersection of Columbia Road, Massachusetts Avenue, East Cottage Street and Boston Street, that was named in 1894 after a former Governor of Massachusetts, Edward Everett, who was born near there.
0.6 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Bayside Expo Center, Boston
17 min walk • Bayside Expo Center was a convention center located in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Originally opened as a shopping mall called Bayside Mall in the 1960s, the mall later failed and the convention center opened in its place. In 2010, it was purchased by the University of Massachusetts Boston after the building went into foreclosure.
0.8 miS
Church
First Parish Church of Dorchester, Boston
21 min walk • First Parish Dorchester is a Unitarian Universalist church in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The congregation was founded by English Puritans who initially saw themselves as reformers rather than separatists, but increasingly intolerable conditions in England and at the urging ...
1 miNE
Park
Old Harbor Reservation Parkways, Boston
26 min walk • The Old Harbor Reservation Parkways are three historic roads in the Old Harbor area of Boston. They are part of the Boston parkway system designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. They include all of William J.
0.7 miNE
Beach, Piers and boardwalks
Carson Beach, Boston
19 min walk • Carson Beach is a public beach in South Boston, Massachusetts. It has also been known as L Street Beach. It is maintained by the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation. The beach is a part of a three-mile segment of parks along the South Boston shoreline.
0.7 miW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Shirley-Eustis House, Boston
18 min walk • The Shirley–Eustis House is a historic house located at 33 Shirley Street, Boston, Massachusetts. It is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The house was built between 1747 and 1751 on 33 acres in Roxbury by William Shirley, Royal Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, and served as his summer home.
0.4 miSW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Strand Theatre, Boston
10 min walk • Strand Theatre is a restored vaudeville house located in Uphams Corner in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. It is owned by the City of Boston and managed by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture.
0.4 miSW
Church
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Boston
11 min walk • Pilgrim Congregational Church is a historic church building at 540-544 Columbia Road in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The brick Romanesque Revival building was built 1890–1893 to a design by Worcester architect Stephen C. Earle.
0.6 miE
Neighbourhood
Dorchester, Boston
15 min walk • Dorchester is a Boston neighborhood comprising more than 6 square miles in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Originally, Dorchester was a separate town, founded by Puritans who emigrated in 1630 from Dorchester, Dorset, England, to the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
0.6 miN
Church
Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, Boston
16 min walk • Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, which was designated for Polish immigrants at Dorchester Ave Dorchester, Massachusetts, was founded in 1893. This is one of Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Boston.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to James Blake House?

Nearby attractions include Edward Everett Square, Boston (3 min walk), Dorchester North Burying Ground, Boston (7 min walk), Captain Lemuel Clap House, Boston (7 min walk), William Clapp House, Boston (7 min walk).

How to get to James Blake House by public transport?

The nearest stations to James Blake House:

Bus

Dorchester Avenue @ Edison Green (5 min walk)
Warren St @ Woodbine St • Lines: 23 (28 min walk)

Metro

JFK/UMass • Lines: Red (11 min walk)
Andrew • Lines: Red (19 min walk)

Train

JFK/UMass (11 min walk)
Uphams Corner (11 min walk)