Mattapan, Boston

Name: Mattapan
Address: Boston, United States

#948 among attractions in Boston

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Mattapan is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. Historically a section of neighboring Dorchester, Mattapan became a part of Boston when Dorchester was annexed in 1870. Mattapan is the original Native American name for the Dorchester area, possibly meaning "a place to sit." As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 36,480, with the majority of its population immigrants. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 42°16'20"N, 71°5'13"W

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Greater Mattapan (Southern Mattapan)Boston United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House, Parish of All Saints Ashmont, Dorchester Park, Mount Hope Cemetery.

1.2 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, Historical place
Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House, Milton
32 min walk • The Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House, also known as the R. B. Forbes House and Forbes House Museum, is a house museum located at 215 Adams Street, Milton, Massachusetts. It is now a National Historic Landmark, and is open to the public.
1.5 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Parish of All Saints Ashmont, Boston
38 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.
1.2 miE
Park
Dorchester Park, Boston
32 min walk • Dorchester Park is a historic park bounded by Dorchester Avenue, Richmond, Adams and Richview Streets in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
1.2 miNW
Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston
32 min walk • Mount Hope Cemetery is a historic cemetery in southern Boston, Massachusetts, between the neighborhoods of Roslindale and Mattapan.
1.2 miS
Park
Blue Hills Parkway, Boston
31 min walk • Blue Hills Parkway is a historic parkway that runs in a straight line from a crossing of the Neponset River, at the south border of Boston to the north edge of the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Massachusetts.
1.5 miNE
Park
The Peabody, Boston
39 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.
1.3 miNW
Park
Boston Nature Center, Boston
34 min walk • Boston Nature Center in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts is a 67-acre wildlife refuge of the Massachusetts Audubon Society.
~1800 ftW
Church
Jubilee Christian Church, Boston
9 min walk • Jubilee Christian Church International is a Christian church located in Boston, Massachusetts and Stoughton, Massachusetts. With a congregation of over 6,800, it is, according to the Boston Globe, the largest Protestant church in Eastern Massachusetts.
0.7 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lower Neponset River Trail, Boston
19 min walk • The Lower Neponset River Trail is a 2.4-mile-long rail trail running along the Neponset River in the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts.
1.4 miNE
Church
Dorchester Temple Baptist Church, Boston
36 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.
1 miN
Street
Morton Street, Boston
26 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 Mattapan?

Nearby attractions include Boston Consumptives Hospital, Boston (7 min walk), Jubilee Christian Church, Boston (9 min walk), Lower Mills, Boston (24 min walk).

How to get to Mattapan by public transport?

The nearest stations to Mattapan:

Light rail

Capen Street • Lines: M (9 min walk)
Valley Road • Lines: M (11 min walk)

Train

Morton Street (15 min walk)

Bus

Central Ave opp Griggs Ln • Lines: 240 outbound, 240-1 outbound, 240-9 outbound (17 min walk)
Central Ave @ Griggs Ln • Lines: 240, 240 inbound, 240-1 inbound, 240-9 inbound (17 min walk)