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Central Hill Playground
A playground on Highland Ave, in the middle of things: 103 places within a five-minute walk. One of 68 parks & outdoors in Somerville.
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On the National Register since 1989
Central Library
Central Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 18, 1989. It is significant for its town planning and architecture at the local level. Its architecture is described as Second Renaissance Revival. It was listed as part of Somerville MPS.
The Central Library is the main branch of the Somerville, Massachusetts, public library system. It is an architecturally distinguished Renaissance Revival brick building designed by Edward Lippincott Tilton and was built in 1914 with funding assistance from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
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103 places within a five-minute walk of Central Hill Playground.
📜See a landmarkBurton F Faulkner Towers1 min walk🍽️EatHighland Market Pizza2 min walk🎭See some artPearl Street Studios2 min walk🕰️Hunt for antiquesGreat Eastern Vintage3 min walk
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Somerville Public LibraryLibrary
1 min walk🏋️Somerville High Parkour ParkGymnastics center
1 min walk📜Langmaid BuildingLandmark and historical building
1 min walk🏫Somerville High SchoolHigh school
2 min walk🌳Edward L. Leathers Community ParkPark
2 min walk🤝FabvilleCommunity services non profits
2 min walkWhere it is
Directions →79 Highland Ave
The nearest neighbor is Somerville Public Library, 1 min walk away.
Address79 Highland Ave · 02143-1740
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Phone(617) 666-3311
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Address
79 Highland Ave
Hours
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Phone
(617) 666-3311
Website
https://somervillema.myrec.com/info/facilities/details.aspx
Status
Open
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.