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URL:https://somervilleartscouncil.org/events/unionsquaretour/
SUMMARY:Historic Somerville: From Civic Hilltop to the Wyatt Brickyards and
  Fresh Pond Ice
DESCRIPTION:A new walking tour of Union Square.\n\n\nSelf-guided tour now a
 vailable to download here. \n\n&nbsp\;\n\nPlease join Ed Gordon\, New Engl
 and Chapter President of the Victorian Society of America\, who will lead 
 a new walking tour of the Union Square area.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;The walk will hi
 ghlight the many sides of Somerville--from the impressive campus setting o
 f the City&#39\;s civic center on Central Hill through a neighborhood of o
 rnate Victorian residences to the vintage commercial buildings of Union Sq
 uare. &nbsp\;We&#39\;ll enjoy spectacular views of the Boston and Cambridg
 e skylines from Prospect Hill Park and learn about the history of the Medi
 eval Revival tower that reminds us of Somerville&#39\;s strategic role in 
 the early days of the American Revolution. &nbsp\;We will also discover wh
 ere the once bustling Fresh Pond Ice Company shipped ice internationally a
 nd then meander through the Lincoln Park neighborhood to explore the forme
 r Wyatt Brickyards\, several pre-Civil War houses\, and an interesting row
  of late 19th century workers&#39\; housing.&nbsp\; Tour will include at l
 east one interior viewing and refreshments at the conclusion at a local ea
 tery in Union Square. \n\nTour is coordinated by the Somerville Historic P
 reservation Commission and&nbsp\;led by Ed Gordon\, President of Victorian
  Society of America\, New England Chapter.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;\n\nTour starts at
  Somerville City Hall\, 93 Highland Ave.\, easily accessible via bus (#87 
 from Davis Square or Lechmere and #90 from Davis or Sullivan Squares).\n\n
 For more information\, contact Brandon Wilson via bwilson@somervillema.gov
  or 617-625-6600\, ext. 2532.\n\n&nbsp\;\n
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