Edward Everett Square

42°19′13.7″N 71°03′41.5″W / 42.320472°N 71.061528°W / 42.320472; -71.061528

Edward Everett Square, in Dorchester, Boston, 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.^[1]

In 1995 efforts were undertaken by the local community to redevelop the square, with major milestones being completed in 2007. On June 16, 2007, Mayor Thomas M. Menino dedicated the new square marking the completion of the current phase of the project. The centerpiece of the project, a statue by Laura Baring-Gould of a giant Clapp Pear (a variety of pear that was developed in Dorchester in the nineteenth century)^[2]^[3] now sits at the corner of East Cottage Street and Columbia Road.

The James Blake House[edit]

The James Blake House is a historic house at 735 Columbia Road near the square.^[4] It was built around 1650.^[4]

References[edit]

^ A Record of the Streets, Alleys, Places, Etc. in the City of Boston. City of Boston Printing Department. 1910. p. 170. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
^ Edgar B. Herwick III (July 12, 2017). "Why Is There A 12-Foot Bronze Pear In Dorchester?". WGBH. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
^ Linda Matchan (October 17, 2016). "The story behind Dorchester's mysterious giant pear". Boston Glove. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "James Blake House, 735 Columbia Road". Dorchester Atheneum. Retrieved 2024-01-16.

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[CityOfBoston-1] A Record of the Streets, Alleys, Places, Etc. in the City of Boston. City of Boston Printing Department. 1910. p. 170. Retrieved April 25, 2019.

[WGBH-2] Edgar B. Herwick III (July 12, 2017). "Why Is There A 12-Foot Bronze Pear In Dorchester?". WGBH. Retrieved July 5, 2018.

[Globe-3] Linda Matchan (October 17, 2016). "The story behind Dorchester's mysterious giant pear". Boston Glove. Retrieved July 5, 2018.

[:0-4] "James Blake House, 735 Columbia Road". Dorchester Atheneum. Retrieved 2024-01-16.

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v t e Streets and squares in Boston
East–west streets	Beacon Street Boylston Street Commonwealth Avenue Congress Street Court Street Day Boulevard Dedham Parkway Fenway Gallivan Boulevard Huntington Avenue Melnea Cass Boulevard Milk Street Neptune Road New Chardon Street Newbury Street Park Street Soldiers Field Road State Street Storrow Drive Summer Street Tremont Street Winter Street
North–south streets	Arborway Atlantic Avenue Blue Hills Parkway Bowdoin Street Brattle Street Brookline Avenue Charles Street Columbus Avenue Dorchester Avenue Enneking Parkway Federal Street Franklin Street Hanover Street Jamaicaway Jersey Street (Yawkey Way) Massachusetts Avenue Morrissey Boulevard Morton Street North Street Park Drive Riverway School Street Truman Parkway Turtle Pond Parkway Union Street Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway Washington Street West Boundary Road West Roxbury Parkway
Intersections	Adams Square Andrew Square Blackstone Square Brigham Circle Central Square Chester Square City Square Cleveland Circle Codman Square Copley Square Day Square Dewey Square Dock Square Downtown Crossing Egleston Square Fields Corner Franklin Square Haymarket Square Hyde Square Jackson Square Kenmore Square Louisburg Square Mass and Cass Maverick Square Nubian Square (Dudley Square) Packard's Corner Park Square Peabody Square Post Office Square Roxbury Crossing Scollay Square Sullivan Square Thompson Square Union Square Uphams Corner Winthrop Square
Italics denote streets and squares that no longer exist. See also Neighborhoods in Boston Transportation in Boston