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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central Library and Union Square station.

Central Library

Library

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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

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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.

Milk Row Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Old Cemetery, also known as the Milk Row Cemetery, is a historic cemetery on Somerville Avenue and School Street in Somerville, Massachusetts. Established in 1804 on land donated by Samuel Tufts, it is the city's oldest cemetery. Milk Row Cemetery is situated 1,400 feet west of Somerville Journal Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Somerville and Inman Square.

Somerville

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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

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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

Type: Retail building
Address: 8 and 10 Walnut Street
Categories: commercial building and building
Location: City of Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.38148° or 42° 22′ 53″ north

Longitude

-71.097° or 71° 5′ 49″ west

Levels

Roof shape

flat

Open location code

87JC9WJ3+H5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29719470

OpenStreetMap feature

building=retail

Wikidata ID

Q7559978

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