Codman Square District, Boston

Name: Codman Square District
Address: 637 Washington Street, Boston, United States
Telephone: +1 617-825-9660

#1026 among attractions in Boston

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Facts and practical information

The Codman Square District is a historic district in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It consists of four of the most prominent properties facing the main Codman Square intersection, where Talbot Avenue and Washington Street cross. The area has a long history as a major civic center in Dorchester, and is now one of the large neighborhood's major commercial hubs. The properties in the district include the 1806 Congregational Church, the 1904 Codman Square branch of the Boston Public Library, the former Girls Latin Academy building, and the Lithgow Building, a commercial brick structure at the southeast corner of the junction that was built in 1899. ()

Coordinates: 42°17'22"N, 71°4'20"W

Address

637 Washington StreetDorchester (Codman Square - East Codman Hill)Boston United States

Contact

+1 617-825-9660

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Day trips

Codman Square District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, Parish of All Saints Ashmont, Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church, Pierce House.

1.3 miNW
Golf
William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, Boston
35 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.
0.4 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Parish of All Saints Ashmont, Boston
12 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.
0.6 miN
Church, Shingle style architecture
Greenwood Memorial United Methodist Church, Boston
16 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.
0.8 miE
Museum, History museum, Saltbox architecture
Pierce House, Boston
21 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.
~580 ftNE
Church
Second Church of Dorchester, Boston
3 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 miSE
Park
Dorchester Park, Boston
25 min walk • Dorchester Park is a historic park bounded by Dorchester Avenue, Richmond, Adams and Richview Streets in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
0.5 miSE
Park
The Peabody, Boston
13 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.
0.9 miSE
Nightlife
Eire Pub, Boston
24 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.
~530 ftSE
Church
Dorchester Temple Baptist Church, Boston
3 min walk • Dorchester Temple Baptist Church is a historic African American Baptist church at 670 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts. It is now known as Global Ministries Christian Church.
0.7 miW
Park
Harambee Park, Boston
18 min walk • Harambee Park is a park located in Dorchester and Mattapan, Boston. Originally known as Franklin Field, it was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in order to give Bostonians a place to play sports, as well as prevent them from doing it at nearby Franklin Park.
1 miW
Street
Morton Street, Boston
25 min walk • Morton Street is a street in southern Boston, Massachusetts. It extends from the southeastern end of the Arborway in Jamaica Plain to Washington Street in the Lower Mills Village of Dorchester.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Codman Square District?

Nearby attractions include Dorchester Temple Baptist Church, Boston (3 min walk), Second Church of Dorchester, Boston (3 min walk), Sherman Apartments Historic District, Boston (5 min walk), Parish of All Saints Ashmont, Boston (12 min walk).

How to get to Codman Square District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Codman Square District:

Bus

Talbot Ave @ Lithgow St • Lines: 23 (4 min walk)
Washington St opp School St • Lines: 23 (13 min walk)

Metro

Shawmut • Lines: Red (11 min walk)
Ashmont/Peabody Square • Lines: Red (15 min walk)

Train

Talbot Avenue (11 min walk)
Morton Street (25 min walk)

Light rail

Ashmont/Peabody Square • Lines: M (16 min walk)
Cedar Grove • Lines: M (24 min walk)