Fields Corner, Boston

#1039 among attractions in Boston

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Fields Corner is a historic commercial district in Dorchester, the largest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States founded in June 1630. ()

Coordinates: 42°18'0"N, 71°3'28"W

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Dorchester (Fields Corner East)Boston United States

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Fields Corner – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: First Parish Church of Dorchester, Squantum Point Park, Parish of All Saints Ashmont, Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church.

0.6 miN
Church
First Parish Church of Dorchester, Boston
16 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 ...
1.2 miE
Park
Squantum Point Park, Quincy
30 min walk • Squantum Point Park is a state-owned, public recreation area located on the Squantum peninsula of Quincy, Massachusetts, United States.
1 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Parish of All Saints Ashmont, Boston
26 min walk • The Parish of All Saints, Ashmont, is a church of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts located at 209 Ashmont Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
0.8 miW
Church, Shingle style architecture
Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church, Boston
20 min walk • Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church is an historic church at 378A-380 Washington Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The church building was designed by Walter J. Paine, and built in 1900–01 in the shingle style for a congregation established in 1838.
0.9 miS
Museum, History museum, Saltbox architecture
Pierce House, Boston
22 min walk • The Pierce House is a rare 17th-century house at 24 Oakton Avenue in the Dorchester neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. Built c. 1683, It documents period building practices, and the tastes and housing needs of one family, the Pierces, over more than three centuries.
0.9 miSW
Church
Second Church of Dorchester, Boston
24 min walk • Second Church of Dorchester is a Church of the Nazarene in the historic Codman Square District of Dorchester in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1804 the church was founded as the Dorchester Meeting House Company by members from the First Parish Church of Dorchester.
1.2 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Strand Theatre, Boston
30 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.
1.2 miNW
Church
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Boston
31 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.
1 miS
Park
The Peabody, Boston
27 min walk • The Peabody is a historic apartment building at 195-197 Ashmont Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The 3+1⁄2-story Tudor Revival brick building was designed by Edwin Lewis, a local architect, and built in 1896–97.
0.6 miNE
Street
Morrissey Boulevard, Boston
15 min walk • Morrissey Boulevard is a six-lane divided coastal road in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is owned and maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
1.2 miS
Nightlife
Eire Pub, Boston
31 min walk • The Eire Pub is an Irish pub in Dorchester, Massachusetts. President Ronald Reagan and then future president Bill Clinton both visited the pub; since then, stopping at Eire Pub has become a superstition for political candidates hoping to follow in Reagan and Clinton's footsteps.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Fields Corner?

Nearby attractions include Morrissey Boulevard, Boston (15 min walk), First Parish Church of Dorchester, Boston (16 min walk), Savin Hill, Boston (19 min walk), Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church, Boston (20 min walk).

How to get to Fields Corner by public transport?

The nearest stations to Fields Corner:

Metro

Fields Corner • Lines: Red (6 min walk)
Shawmut • Lines: Red (17 min walk)

Bus

Washington St opp School St • Lines: 23 (20 min walk)

Train

Four Corners/Geneva (27 min walk)
Talbot Avenue (30 min walk)

Light rail

Ashmont/Peabody Square • Lines: M (30 min walk)