Charles Williams Jr. House, Boston

Name: Charles Williams Jr. House
Address: 1 Arlington Street, Boston, United States

#643 among attractions in Boston

Italianate architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Charles Williams Jr. House, built in 1858, is a historic house in Somerville, Massachusetts. Charles Williams Jr. was a manufacturer of electrical telegraph instruments at 109 Court Street in Boston. Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson experimented with the telephone in Williams' shop, and it was there that they first heard indistinct sounds transmitted on June 2, 1875. The first permanent residential telephone service in the world was installed at this house in 1877, connecting Williams' home with his shop on Court Street in Boston. Williams had telephone Numbers 1 and 2 of the Bell Telephone Company. ()

Coordinates: 42°23'9"N, 71°4'53"W

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1 Arlington StreetSomerville (East Somerville)Boston United States

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Day trips

Charles Williams Jr. House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Legoland Discovery Center Boston, Assembly Square, Warren Tavern, Amelia Earhart Dam.

0.6 miN
Amusement, Game and entertainment center, Theme park
Legoland Discovery Center Boston, Boston
16 min walk • Nestled within the bustling city of Boston, the Legoland Discovery Center offers a vibrant adventure for families and Lego enthusiasts alike. This indoor amusement park is a haven of creativity and fun, designed to ignite the imaginations of children and the young at...
0.4 miN
Square
Assembly Square, Boston
11 min walk • Assembly Square is a neighborhood in Somerville, Massachusetts. It is located along the west bank of the Mystic River, bordered by Ten Hills and Massachusetts Route 28 to the north and the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston to the south.
1.2 miSE
Nightlife, Restaurant
Warren Tavern, Boston
32 min walk • The Warren Tavern is reportedly one of the oldest taverns in the state of Massachusetts and one of the most historic watering holes in America. The Warren Tavern was founded in 1780 in Charlestown, Massachusetts and still stands in that block of land today.
0.7 miNE
Dam
Amelia Earhart Dam, Boston
19 min walk • The Amelia Earhart Dam is an earth-fill dam spanning the Mystic River near its mouth between Somerville and Everett, Massachusetts. It was built in 1966 to regulate tidal effects and the incursion of salt water in the upstream river basin. It has 3 locks for marine traffic.
~540 ftE
Park
House at 29 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston
3 min walk • The House at 29 Mt. Vernon Street in Somerville, Massachusetts is a well-preserved Greek Revival cottage. The 1 ¹⁄₂-story wood-frame house was built in the late 1840s, when Mt. Vernon Street was a site of significant development activity.
0.7 miSW
Park
House at 5 Prospect Hill, Boston
18 min walk • The house at 5 Prospect Hill in Somerville, Massachusetts is rare in the city as a Queen Anne house executed in brick. Built c. 1880, it is a 2+1⁄2-story house with a side-gable roof and a projecting gable section on the left front.
0.4 miE
Square
Sullivan Square, Boston
11 min walk • Sullivan Square is a traffic circle located at the north end of the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is named after James Sullivan, an early 19th-century Governor of Massachusetts. Sullivan Square station on the MBTA Orange Line is located just west of the square.
0.7 miW
Library
Central Library, Boston
17 min walk • The Central Library is the main branch of the Somerville, Massachusetts, public library system. It is an architecturally distinguished Renaissance Revival brick building designed by Edward Lippincott Tilton and was built in 1914 with funding assistance from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
0.8 miNE
Hotel, Gambling, Nightlife
Encore Boston Harbor, Boston
21 min walk • Encore Boston Harbor is a luxury resort and casino located in Everett, Massachusetts, and owned by Wynn Resorts. The resort is in a commercial-industrial area on the Mystic River, about 5 miles from downtown Boston. Its development rehabilitated a 33-acre parcel of land previously used for industrial purposes.
0.8 miW
Square
Gilman Square, Boston
20 min walk • Gilman Square is a neighborhood in the area around Central Hill in Somerville, Massachusetts.
0.9 miS
42°22'23"N • 71°5'5"W
Simoni Ice Arena, Boston
24 min walk • Ice skating, Ice rink

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Charles Williams Jr. House?

Nearby attractions include Mount Vernon Street Historic District, Boston (3 min walk), House at 29 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston (3 min walk), East Somerville, Boston (6 min walk), Assembly Square, Boston (11 min walk).

How to get to Charles Williams Jr. House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Charles Williams Jr. House:

Metro

Sullivan Square • Lines: Orange (7 min walk)
Assembly • Lines: Orange (13 min walk)

Bus

Cambridge St @ Parker St • Lines: 91 (7 min walk)
Washington St @ Inner Belt Rd • Lines: 91 (7 min walk)