Commonwealth Museum

Commonwealth Museum is a museum in , , which is located on William T Morrissey Boulevard. Commonwealth Museum is situated nearby to the public building , as well as near the library .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Email: commonwealthmuseum@sec.state.ma.us
  • Type: Museum
  • Address: 220 William T Morrissey Boulevard, Dorchester, MA 02125
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and Calf Pasture Pumping Station Complex.

Museum
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The is the presidential library and of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. is situated 800 feet north of Commonwealth Museum.

Historic building
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The is a historic sewage treatment facility at 435 Mount Vernon Street on Columbia Point in the Dorchester section of , which was built in the 1880s. is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Commonwealth Museum.

School
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is an all-male, Jesuit, Catholic college-preparatory day school in the Columbia Point neighborhood of , . is situated 2,900 feet west of Commonwealth Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Savin Hill and Uphams Corner.

Neighborhood
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is a section of , the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, . Named after the geographic feature it covers and surrounds, is about one square mile in area, and has a population of about 15,000 people.

Neighborhood
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, or Upham's Corner, is a commercial center in , the largest neighborhood of , . The intersection of Dudley Street/Stoughton Street and Columbia Road is the heart of , and one of Dorchester's main business districts.

Neighborhood
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is the central area of . It is the highest area in the neighborhood and commands a view of both Boston Harbor and downtown.

Commonwealth Museum

Latitude
42.31402° or 42° 18′ 51″ north
Longitude
-71.03445° or 71° 2′ 4″ west
Operator
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
Open location code
87JC8X78+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7747033143
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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