Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library

Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library is a library in , , , which is located on Dudley Street. Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library is situated near the courthouse , as well as near .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday: noon–8:00 PM
    Tuesday–Thursday: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
    Friday–Saturday: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Also known as: “Roxbury Boston Public Library”
  • Address: 149 Dudley Street, Roxbury, MA 02119

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hibernian Hall and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Arts center
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0.
The is a historic building at 182-186 Dudley Street in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The four story brick building was designed by Edward Thomas Patrick Graham, and built in 1913 for the Ancient Order of Hibernians, an Irish Catholic fraternal organization. is situated 490 feet northeast of Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library.

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 1 mile northwest of Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library.

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 2,000 feet northwest of Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roxbury and Nubian Square.

Photo: Bev Sykes, CC BY 2.0.
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
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library

Latitude
42.32807° or 42° 19′ 41″ north
Longitude
-71.0836° or 71° 5′ 1″ west
Levels
2
Open location code
87JC8WH8+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29575199
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Roxbury Division, Boston Municipal Court and Resurrection Lutheran Church.

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Places to explore: Blue Bikes and Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts.

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