Boston Dispensary

The Boston Dispensary or Boston Medical Dispensary provided for "medical relief of the poor" in , , from the late 18th century through the mid-20th century.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: hospital in Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: Boston Dispensary Building
  • Address: 29 Bennet Street, Boston, MA 02111

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tufts Medical Center and Tufts Children’s Hospital.

Hospital
, a 15-building campus located in , , is a downtown Boston hospital midway between Chinatown and the Boston Theater District.

Hospital
Tufts Children's Hospital in was a downtown Boston pediatric hospital owned by , occupying the space between and the Boston Theater District, which closed in summer 2022.

College
The is the medical school of Tufts University, a private research university in . It was established in 1893 and is located on the university's health sciences campus in downtown .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and South Bay Interchange.

Suburb
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Downtown is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.

Locality
The is a massive interchange in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, in the US. The interchange consists of Interstate 90, the Mass Pike Extension, and the Interstate 93 concurrency with US 1 and MA 3 south of the Thomas P.

Neighborhood
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is the smallest officially recognized neighborhood of , , United States. As of 2010, its population was approximately 1,312 residents living in 837 housing units, most of which are small brick rowhouses.

Boston Dispensary

Latitude
42.34937° or 42° 20′ 58″ north
Longitude
-71.06293° or 71° 3′ 47″ west
Open location code
87JC8WXP+PR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 813286282
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4947884
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tufts Medical Center heliport and Tufts Medical Center station.

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