Massachusetts
Suffolk
City of Boston

James Blake House

The James Blake House is the oldest surviving house in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The house was built in 1661 and the date was confirmed by dendrochronology in 2007.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Boston, MA, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts
  • Address: 735 Columbia Road, Boston, MA 02118
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edward Everett Square and JFK/UMass station.

Park
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, in Dorchester, , is the intersection of Columbia Road, Massachusetts Avenue, East Cottage Street and Boston Street, that was named in 1894 after a former governor of Massachusetts, Edward Everett, who was born near there. is situated 440 feet northwest of James Blake House.

Railway station
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is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority intermodal transfer station, located adjacent to the Columbia Point area of , . is situated 2,200 feet east of James Blake House.

Place of worship
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church is a parish of the Episcopal Church, noted for its historic church at 14–16 Cushing Avenue in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. is situated 1,700 feet southwest of James Blake House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uphams Corner and Savin Hill.

Neighborhood
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, or Upham's Corner, is a commercial center in , the largest neighborhood of , . The intersection of Dudley Street/Stoughton Street and Columbia Road is the heart of , and one of Dorchester's main business districts.

Neighborhood
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is a section of , the largest neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, . Named after the geographic feature it covers and surrounds, is about one square mile in area, and has a population of about 15,000 people.

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Honor. Tradition. Loyalty. If you're familiar with as presented on the silver screen, these values might spring foremost to your mind. You wouldn't be wrong, but a lot has changed since mob boss Whitey Bulger controlled his criminal underworld from here during the 1970s.

James Blake House

Latitude
42.31964° or 42° 19′ 11″ north
Longitude
-71.06002° or 71° 3′ 36″ west
Levels
2
Operator
Dorchester Historical Society
Open location code
87JC8W9Q+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 503385551
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Wiki­data ID
Q6129865
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Edward Everett Park and Atheneum Park.

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