Somerville Journal Building
The Somerville Journal Building is a historic commercial building in Somerville, Massachusetts. It was built in 1894 as offices and the printing facility for the Somerville Journal, a weekly publication that continues to exist as part of the "Wicked Local" franchise of GateHouse Media.Photo: Mangostar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Retail building
- Address: 8 and 10 Walnut Street
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include P.A.’s Lounge and Central Library.
P.A.’s Lounge
Pub
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P.A.'s Lounge is a live music venue in Somerville, Massachusetts, located near Union Square at 345 Somerville Ave. The venue's name derives from its original popularity as a club frequented by Portuguese immigrants. P.A.’s Lounge is situated 390 feet southwest of Somerville Journal Building.
Central Library
Library
Photo: Mangostar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Central Library is the main branch of the Somerville, Massachusetts, public library system. It is an architecturally distinguished Renaissance Revival brick building designed by Edward Lippincott Tilton and was built in 1914 with funding assistance from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Central Library is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Somerville Journal Building.
Union Square station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Union Square station is a light rail station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line located in the Union Square neighborhood of southeastern Somerville, Massachusetts. Union Square station is situated 1,800 feet southeast of Somerville Journal Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Somerville and Inman Square.
Somerville
Photo: Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Older Bostonians might still derisively call it "Slummerville", but today that tired old moniker couldn't be further from the truth. Packed with upwardly mobile professionals and longtime residents, Somerville is often voted an "All-America City" and the best-run city in Massachusetts.
Inman Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0.
Inman Square is a neighborhood and historic district in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It lies north of Central Square, at the junction of Cambridge, Hampshire, and Inman Streets near the Cambridge–Somerville border.
Somerville Journal Building
- Categories: commercial building and building
- Location: City of Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.38148° or 42° 22′ 53″ northLongitude
-71.097° or 71° 5′ 49″ westLevels
2Open location code
87JC9WJ3+H5OpenStreetMap ID
way 29719470OpenStreetMap feature
building=retailOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q7559978
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