Porter station
Porter station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority transit station in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It serves the Red Line rapid transit line, the MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line, and several MBTA bus lines.Photo: Hutima, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Metro station
- Description: transit station in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
- Also known as: “Cambridge station”, “Porter Square station”, and “Porters station”
- Address: Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harvard College Observatory and Lovell Block.
Harvard College Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Harvard College Observatory is an institution managing a complex of buildings and multiple instruments used for astronomical research by the Harvard University Department of Astronomy. Harvard College Observatory is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Porter station.
Lovell Block
Retail building
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The Lovell Block is an historic residential and commercial building at 1853 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The three-story brick building was built in 1882 by Andrew Jackson Lovell, with two specific commercial tenants in mind.
Yume Wo Katare
Restaurant
Photo: Sky Harbor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yume Wo Katare is a ramen shop located at 1923 Massachusetts Avenue in the Porter Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It specializes in Yume-style ramen. Yume Wo Katare is situated 400 feet northwest of Porter station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porter Square and Avon Hill Historic District.
Porter Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porter Square is a neighborhood in Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts, located around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue, between Harvard and Davis Squares.
Avon Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Avon Hill Historic District is a residential historic district near Porter Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Set atop Avon Hill southwest of Porter Square, this subdivision, laid out about 1870, contains a concentration of the finest Victorian and Second Empire residential buildings in the city.
Spring Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Porter station
- Categories: underground station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.38838° or 42° 23′ 18″ northLongitude
-71.11903° or 71° 7′ 9″ westOpen location code
87JC9VQJ+99OpenStreetMap ID
node 5333733253OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q5159619
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