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Mission Hill, Boston

Mission Hill is a 3⁄4 square mile[2] (2 square km), primarily residential neighborhood of Boston, bordered by Roxbury, Jamaica Plain and Fenway-Kenmore and the town of Brookline. The neighborhood has two main streets, namely Tremont Street and Huntington Avenue. It is served by several stations on the MBTA's Green Line E branch, as well as Roxbury Crossing station on the Orange Line.

Location

Boston, MA

42°20′00.32″N 71°06′27.64″W / 42.3334222°N 71.1076778°W / 42.3334222; -71.1076778

02120

Multiple

Colonial Revival, Late Victorian

89001747[1]

November 6, 1989

Mission Hill is home to several hospitals and universities, including Brigham and Women's Hospital and New England Baptist Hospital.[3] Though first settled in the 17th century, the neighborhood is known for its brick row houses and triple decker homes of the late 19th century.[4] It is also home to several community centers, several neighborhood groups, one branch of the Boston Public Library, one high school, and one newspaper.


The neighborhood's population was estimated at 15,883 in 2011.[5] Of these 42.7% are white, 18.0% are black, 17.5% are Hispanic, 14.1% are Asian, 1.2% are multiracial, and 1.4% identify as "Other".[5]

Longwood Medical Area

Roxbury Crossing

The Tobin Community Center is located at 1481 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts. This community center is for Mission Hill and other neighborhoods in the area. This center as stated on the Timothy Smith Network is for social, educational, recreational, and cultural purposes. There are thirty-eight Boston Centers for Youth & Families facilities. The Tobin Center provides programing for children, youth, adults, and families. Most of the programming provided is coed, but it requires a membership. The Tobin Community Center is open all seven days of the week. Some but not all of their programming is free, but participating in programs requires a (free) membership.[32]

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Mission Hill Main Streets (MHMS) is a non-profit organization that helps rejuvenate local businesses, residents, and community organizations. They provide professional support to businesses on operations and property upkeep. Their recently revised (2014) website lists their goals: "Revitalize the Mission Hill commercial area, Increase merchant participation in the Main Street organization and in the life of the Mission Hill community, Provide Mission Hill merchants with technical assistance and with financial and design assistance for storefront renovations, Reduce negative health impacts – noise, clutter, trash, smells – of how business is done, Continuously improve the appearance, healthfulness, safety, and functionality of the Mission Hill business districts and the Mission Hill host community, Work with schools, students, employee groups, neighborhood organizations, and the local District Courts on community services projects throughout the area." The director, Richard Rouse, a former Suffolk County sheriff, writes a monthly column in the Mission Hill Gazette about neighborhood news and the group's accomplishments. They help small businesses stay presentable and solvent in Mission Hill and support the equitable development of a stable presence in Mission Hill. They provide direct financial help to businesses for physical changes, including design and repairs. Residents can refer businesses for help in making their shops look more appealing.

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The Parker Hill Branch Library of the is open Monday through Saturday, providing year-round children's programs, often collaborating with the Tobin Community Center, the Mission Hill Health Movement, and Mission Hill Artists Group (displaying work by local artists).[34]

Boston Public Library

The Mission Hill Health Movement (MHHM) works For a Healthier Hill. From 1968 to 1970, when it was founded (in July 1970), MHHM acted as the Community Health Committee of Parker Hill-Fenway Area Planning Action Committee (APAC), through the local office of the Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), when it negotiated with the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Harvard Community Health Plan (HCHP) for neighborhood-based coverage by Harvard Community Health Plan. That agreement included the first Medicaid/Medicare HCHP eligibility with sliding scale premiums for Mission Hill residents, and a local primary care outreach/advocacy office with its neighborhood residents in meaningful staff positions. It was instrumental in founding the . It conducted with neighborhood staff a neighborhood-based door-to-door lead paint testing program and coordinated with the Boston Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH),[35] later (after a series of complex mergers)[36] the Boston Public Health Commission, to offer the first neighborhood-based free flu shots for elderly. It helped establish at Hennigan School a preschool program integrating special needs students into mainstream classes and set up for Mission Hill children the "SWISH" school-based dental care program with fluoride rinses, scheduling Mission Hill 'Swish Moms' to work with and assist Harvard Dental School staff. Current MHHM Programs include: Seasonal Farmers Markets at Roxbury Crossing subway station on the orange line, and Brigham Circle trolley station on the E green line; the Gore St Community Garden; Mission Hill Noise Study with the Boston University Community Noise Lab; Mission Hill Walks! (Walking Group); Video-What I want my Doctor to Know (Filming Spring 2021); COVID-19 response with facemasks and food support; and Annual Mission Hill Health and Wellness Fair.

Fenway Community Health Center

Between the Parker Hill Branch Library of the and Mission Church is Sheehy Park, where young people play, the annual MHHM Mission Hill Community Health, Wellness, and Fitness Fair is held in the Fall and students gather to chat and study after school.

Boston Public Library

Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

City of Boston's web page regarding Mission Hill neighborhood, including four data-filled resources

District 8, Boston

Kostachuk Square

MTA

National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston

The are located in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA.

Sociedad Latina, Inc. records, 1968–2007 (bulk 1985–1999)

The are located in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA.

Carmen A. Pola papers, 1970–2006 (bulk 1975–2000)

An early planning study, , is available at the MIT or Harvard libraries, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Fenway-Parker Hill area: its problems and potential, Boston, Massachusetts: preliminary report of the Sponsors’ Committee

Archived papers from the development of the Charlesbank Apartments, 650 Huntington Avenue, are stored in boxes in (GSD) in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ground was broken in 1960 for three 24-story multi-unit residential highrises, but redesign of two of the three buildings was forced by residents protesting the height; only Charlesbank is 24 stories high.

Harvard Graduate School of Design

City of Boston, . Mission Hill Triangle Architectural Conservation District, 1985

Landmarks Commission