Porter Square

Porter Square is a neighborhood in and , located around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue, between and Squares.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porter station and Lovell Block.

Railway station
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is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority transit station in . It serves the Red Line rapid transit line, the MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line, and several MBTA bus lines.

Retail building
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The is an historic residential and commercial building at 1853 Massachusetts Avenue in . The three-story brick building was built in 1882 by Andrew Jackson Lovell, with two specific commercial tenants in mind.

Observatory
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The is an institution managing a complex of buildings and multiple instruments used for astronomical research by the Harvard University Department of Astronomy. is situated 3,400 feet southwest of Porter Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spring Hill and Baldwin.

Neighborhood
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is a ridge in the central part of the city of , , United States, and the residential neighborhood that sits atop it.

Neighborhood
, formerly known as Agassiz and also called Harvard North, Area 8 or Agassiz/Baldwin, is one of the thirteen neighborhoods of , United States.

Neighborhood
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is a major intersection in the northwestern section of , United States. Holland Street, Dover Street, Day Street, Elm Street, Highland Avenue, and College Avenue all meet there.

Porter Square

Latitude
42.38823° or 42° 23′ 18″ north
Longitude
-71.11912° or 71° 7′ 9″ west
Open location code
87JC9VQJ+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1499793000
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q7231656
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Satellite Map

Discover Porter Square from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Porter Square” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Porter Square”
  • Chinese: “波特广场”
  • Chinese: “波特廣場”
  • Dutch: “Porter Square”
  • French: “Porter Square”
  • Japanese: “ポータースクエアー”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cambridge Healthworks and Sign of the Dove Gallery.

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