Somerville City Hall

The Somerville City Hall is a historic municipal building at 93 Highland Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts. Built in 1852 and enlarged several times, it has served as the city's first high school, first public library, and only city hall.

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Opening hours:
Monday—Wednesday: 8:30 AM—4:30 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM—7:30 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM—12:30 PM
Type: Town hall
Description: rathaus in Massachusetts, United States of America
Address: 93 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gilman Square station and Central Library.

Gilman Square station

Railway station

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Gilman Square station is a light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line located at Gilman Square in Somerville, Massachusetts. Gilman Square station is situated 470 feet northeast of Somerville City Hall.

Central Library

Library

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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. Central Library is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Somerville City Hall.

YMCA Building

Building

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Somerville and Spring Hill.

Somerville

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Older Bostonians might still derisively call it "Slummerville", but today that tired old moniker couldn't be further from the truth. Packed with upwardly mobile professionals and longtime residents, Somerville is often voted an "All-America City" and the best-run city in Massachusetts.

Spring Hill

Neighborhood

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Spring Hill is a ridge in the central part of the city of Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, and the residential neighborhood that sits atop it.

Somerville City Hall

Categories: city hall, building, and government building
Location: City of Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.38718° or 42° 23′ 14″ north

Longitude

-71.0982° or 71° 5′ 54″ west

Elevation

92 feet (28 metres)

Open location code

87JC9WP2+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29745717

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=townhall

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

4951261

Wikidata ID

Q7559965

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