Central Square
Central Square is a square in City of Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Central Square is situated nearby to the peak Prospect Hill, as well as near Corbett-McKenna Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Central Library and Union Square station.
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 1,700 feet northwest of Central Square.
Union Square station
Railway station
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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 2,200 feet southwest of Central Square.
East Somerville station
Railway stop
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East Somerville station is a light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line located in southeastern Somerville, Massachusetts. East Somerville station is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Central Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Somerville and Brickbottom.
East Somerville
Neighborhood
East Somerville is a neighborhood in the eastern part of the city of Somerville, United States. The community stretches east along Broadway, from Massachusetts Route 28 to Sullivan Square and Interstate 93 on the city line with the Boston neighborhood of Charlestown.
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.
Central Square
- Type: Square
- Categories: historic site and locality
- Location: City of Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.38235° or 42° 22′ 57″ northLongitude
-71.09039° or 71° 5′ 25″ westOpen location code
87JC9WJ5+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 11534973803OpenStreetMap feature
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