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common boston 08
@Ashmont
May
9 - 11, 2008
Just one of six "Common Points" around Boston: Fort
Point, Dudley
Square, Maverick,
Ashmont,
Fenway,
Jackson
Sq
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soon for updates!
Ashmont Station and Peabody
Square
are the transport and commercial centers of Dorchester's
St. Mark's Area. The neighborhood's residents are actively involved in
preserving and enhancing both private and community spaces. The
Square's most
notable architecture includes the All Saints' Episcopal Church,
constructed in
1892, and the Peabody Square Clock, an official Boston Landmark
recently
restored and landscaped through collaborative efforts of individuals,
community
groups, and the City of Boston.
In
addition to its very visible history the area is going through major
changes,
through the redesign of Ashmont Station and Peabody Square and the
addition of
the six-story commercial and residential Carruth Building. Join us as
we
explore the public art, transit, and mixed-use projects underway in Peabody
Square and take a tour of the
historic houses and
green spaces in the adjacent Ashmont Hill neighborhood.
All events are free and open to the public. Some events have limited
space, marked as such in the schedule below. We suggest that you pre-register
to confirm your spot by emailing ashmont@commonboston.org
with the specific event(s) of interest.
Friday,
May 9
Saturday, May 10
The
1683 Pierce House is a rare known surviving example in
the Boston
area of a seventeenth
century or First Period house. It documents period building practices,
and the
tastes and housing needs of one family, the Pierces, over more than
three
centuries. At different times, family members expanded and adapted
their
dwelling to meet new demands for space, function, comfort, privacy, and
cleanliness - the history of the Pierce family, ten generations of whom
lived
in the Pierce House, highlights important aspects of social history,
community
history, and New England history.
Sunday, May 11
- 12:30PM - 3:30PM – Peabody
Square Neighborhoods Super-Tour
3:30PM -
Refreshments at Ashmont Grill
4:00PM - Bonus
tour: Choice of All Saints Ashmont church or MAHA Construction Site
Begin the tour in front of
the Ashmont T Station entrance.
Presenters include members
of St Marks' Area Main Streets,
the Dorchester Historical Society, Charles River Watershed Association,
Cambridge Seven Associates, Trinity Financial, and the Ashmont Hill
Association.
Refreshments will be provided by the Ashmont Grill, with a
presentation by chef and owner Chris Douglass.
This tour has filled.
Come see the major changes
underway around Dorchester's Peabody
Square, through the
eyes of designers, residents, historians, chefs, and more!
Stops will include:
-
The
Carruth Transit-Oriented Development
Tour by Vince Droser, Trinity Financial
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Ashmont T Station
Tour by Berton Bremer, Cambridge
Seven Associates
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Ashmont Grill
Presentation and food by Chef Chris Douglass
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All
Saints Ashmont
Tour by Jeff Gonyeau, Dorchester
Historical Society
-
MA Affordable Housing Alliance construction tour
Tour by Gail Sullivan, Studio G Architects and Heather Delaney, Lee Kennedy Co.
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