Forbes House Museum

Forbes House Museum is a recreation area in , , . Forbes House Museum is situated nearby to the museum , as well as near the building .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House and Dr. Amos Holbrook House.

Museum
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The , also known as the R. B. Forbes House and Forbes House Museum, is a house museum located at 215 Adams Street, . It is now a National Historic Landmark, and is open to the public.

Building
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The is a historic house at 203 Adams Street in . It was built about 1800 by Dr. Amos Holbrook, a pioneer in the propagation of smallpox inoculations as a means of improving public health. is situated 460 feet northwest of Forbes House Museum.

Railway stop
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is a light rail station in , served by the Mattapan Line of the MBTA subway system. Located in the , the station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks. is situated 2,300 feet north of Forbes House Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lower Mills and Milton.

Neighborhood
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The Dorchester-Milton Industrial District is a historic district on both sides of the in the area of and in the town of .

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is a town in , United States and an of . The population was 28,630 at the 2020 census.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. is the original Massachusett name for the Dorchester area, possibly meaning "a place to sit." At the 2010 census, it had a population of 36,480, with the majority of its population being immigrants.

Forbes House Museum

Latitude
42.26424° or 42° 15′ 51″ north
Longitude
-71.06518° or 71° 3′ 55″ west
Elevation
112 feet (34 metres)
Open location code
87JC7W7M+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 512592326
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­recreation_ground
Geo­Names ID
4936984
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