Roxbury Heritage State Park

Roxbury Heritage State Park is a history-themed heritage park in the oldest part of , a former town annexed in 1868 by , . It is anchored by the Dillaway–Thomas House, a large colonial structure built in 1750 and thought to be the oldest surviving house in Roxbury.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Church in Roxbury and James P. Timilty Middle School.

Church
The , also known as the First Church of Roxbury is the current headquarters of the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry. A church on this site has been in use since 1632 when early English settlers built the first meetinghouse.

School
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Boston Public Schools is a school district serving the city of , Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest public school district in the state of Massachusetts.

Museum
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The is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Roxbury Heritage State Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roxbury and Nubian Square.

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One of the first towns founded in Massachusetts Bay, is located at the geographic center of . Serving as the heart of Black culture in Boston, seriously considered seceding from Boston during the late 1980s.

Neighborhood
is the primary commercial center of the Roxbury neighborhood of , Massachusetts, located at the intersection of Dudley Street and Washington Street.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district roughly bounded by Hammond Street, Cabot Street, Windsor Street, and Westminster Street, in the Lower Roxbury area of Boston, Massachusetts.

Roxbury Heritage State Park

Latitude
42.33071° or 42° 19′ 51″ north
Longitude
-71.09008° or 71° 5′ 24″ west
Open location code
87JC8WJ5+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 127381925
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q2170728
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Japanese—“Roxbury Heritage State Park” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dillaway-Thomas House and John Eliot Square.

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