Highland Avenue Community Garden

Highland Avenue Community Garden is a garden in , , . Highland Avenue Community Garden is situated nearby to the recreation area , as well as near the historic house .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alvah Kittredge House and William Lloyd Garrison House.

Historic house
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The is an historic house in the highlands of the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story Greek Revival mansion was built in 1836 for Alvah Kittredge, a leading real estate developer of the time.

Historic house
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The , also known as Rockledge, is a National Historic Landmark house, located at 125 Highland Street in the Roxbury Highlands section of Boston, Massachusetts. is situated 930 feet south of Highland Avenue Community Garden.

Park
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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. is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Highland Avenue Community Garden.

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.

Suburb
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is a 3⁄4 square mile, primarily residential neighborhood of Boston, bordered by , and Fenway-Kenmore and the town of .

Highland Avenue Community Garden

Latitude
42.32834° or 42° 19′ 42″ north
Longitude
-71.09277° or 71° 5′ 34″ west
Open location code
87JC8WH4+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 272838561
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­garden
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Highlights include Alvah Kittredge Square Play Area and Cedar Street community garden.

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