Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House
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.Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Forbes House Museum”
- Address: MA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dr. Amos Holbrook House and Milton station.
Dr. Amos Holbrook House
Building
Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dr. Amos Holbrook House is a historic house at 203 Adams Street in Milton, Massachusetts. It was built about 1800 by Dr. Amos Holbrook, a pioneer in the propagation of smallpox inoculations as a means of improving public health. Dr. Amos Holbrook House is situated 370 feet northwest of Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House.
Milton station
Railway stop
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Milton station is a light rail station in Milton, Massachusetts, served by the Mattapan Line of the MBTA subway system. Located in the Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District, the station has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks. Milton station is situated 2,200 feet north of Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House.
Fontbonne Academy
School
Fontbonne Academy is a private Roman Catholic college preparatory high school for girls, located in Milton, Massachusetts, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. Fontbonne Academy is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower Mills and Milton.
Lower Mills
Neighborhood
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
The Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District is a historic district on both sides of the Neponset River in the Dorchester area of Boston and in the town of Milton, Massachusetts.
Milton
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Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and an immediate southern suburb of Boston. The population was 28,630 at the 2020 census.
Mattapan
Suburb
Photo: Ekennese, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mattapan is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Mattapan 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 immigrants.
Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House
- Categories: single-family detached home, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Town of Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.26458° or 42° 15′ 53″ northLongitude
-71.06508° or 71° 3′ 54″ westElevation
141 feet (43 metres)Open location code
87JC7W7M+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 367781099OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5036782
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House” goes by many names.
- French: “Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House”
- German: “Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forbes House Museum and Saint Michaels Episcopal Church.
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