Union Army Recruiting Site
Union Army Recruiting Site is a memorial in City of Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Union Army Recruiting Site is situated nearby to Union Square, as well as near the church Saint Joseph’s.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Union Square station and Somerville Journal Building.
Union Square station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Union Square station is a light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line located in the Union Square neighborhood of southeastern Somerville, Massachusetts. Union Square station is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Union Army Recruiting Site.
Somerville Journal Building
Retail building
Photo: Mangostar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Somerville Journal Building is a historic commercial building in Somerville, Massachusetts. It was built in 1894 as offices and the printing facility for the Somerville Journal, a weekly publication that continues to exist as part of the "Wicked Local" franchise of GateHouse Media. Somerville Journal Building is situated 640 feet north of Union Army Recruiting Site.
P.A.’s Lounge
Pub
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
P.A.'s Lounge is a live music venue in Somerville, Massachusetts, located near Union Square at 345 Somerville Ave. The venue's name derives from its original popularity as a club frequented by Portuguese immigrants. P.A.’s Lounge is situated 600 feet northwest of Union Army Recruiting Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inman Square and Brickbottom.
Inman Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0.
Inman Square is a neighborhood and historic district in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It lies north of Central Square, at the junction of Cambridge, Hampshire, and Inman Streets near the Cambridge–Somerville border.
Brickbottom
Neighborhood
Brickbottom is an industrial district located in southeastern Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Along with the nearby Inner Belt District, Brickbottom is a historically industrial zone of Somerville, with factories, warehouses, distribution centers, railroad connections, regional maintenance facilities, MBTA and Amtrak offices, retail stores and a hotel.
Union Army Recruiting Site
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Site of recruiting stand for Union soldiers in Civil War was in front of this building”
- Category: historic site
- Location: City of Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.37977° or 42° 22′ 47″ northLongitude
-71.09656° or 71° 5′ 48″ westOpen location code
87JC9WH3+W9OpenStreetMap ID
node 11168766946OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Union Square and Saint Joseph’s.
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