The Jamaica Plain Historical Society exists to highlight and promote the rich history of the JP neighborhood of Boston.
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Walking Tour of Green Street
Laid out in 1836, the street played a key role in Jamaica Plain’s development, functioning as a residential, commercial, and transportation conduit in the…
Walking Tour of Woodbourne
Join the Jamaica Plain Historical Society to tour this part of the JP neighborhood which developed from 19th-century summer estates into a model suburban…
Walking Tour of Jamaica Pond
Travel around the Pond with the Jamaica Plain Historical Society. Once a district that only included the houses of Boston’s elite, the Pond was later put to…
Walking Tour of Monument Square
Tour a residential area that includes a National Historic District. View architecture that spans three centuries, the oldest community theater company in the…
Walking Tour of Sumner Hill
This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. The district includes the ancestral home of the Dole…
Walking Tour of Hyde Square
Learn about 1840s Hyde Square when German and Irish immigrants transformed the neighborhood with their businesses, schools, and institutions. See how in the…
Walking Tour of Stony Brook
Explore a fascinating industrial area at the geographic heart of Boston that includes 19th-century tannery and brewery buildings, the homes of early German…
From Slavery to Freedom: Three Centuries of a Black Family in Jamaica Plain
Hidden Jamaica Plain will present their research on a remarkable multi-generational story of a single free Black family whose history spanned three centuries…
Book Talk by Jill Hofstra on Edwina
Jill Hofstra will speak about her book. It outlines the life of her grandmother - Edwina. A young girl who grew up in Jamaica Plain in the early 20th century…