William Monroe Trotter House
The William Monroe Trotter House is a historic house at 97 Sawyer Avenue, atop Jones Hill in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. It was the home of African-American journalist and civil rights activist William Monroe Trotter.
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- Type: House
- Description: Boston landmark
- Address: 97 Sawyer Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02125
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: St. Mary’s Episcopal Church and Edward Everett School.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Place of worship
Edward Everett School
School
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.First Parish Church of Dorchester
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Savin Hill and Uphams Corner.
William Monroe Trotter House
- Categories: building, historic site, historic house, and residential building
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.31302° or 42° 18′ 47″ north
Longitude
-71.06278° or 71° 3′ 46″ west
Levels
2
Roof shape
gabled
Open location code
87JC8W7P+6V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=detached
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=house
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“William Monroe Trotter House” goes by many names.
- French: “William Monroe Trotter House”
- German: “William Monroe Trotter House”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Downer Avenue Playground and Fernald Terrace Rock.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Hancock St @ Howe St and Hancock St @ Rowell St.
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