A talk about the History of the area of JP known as Allandale. Once a rural farming area it still includes Boston’s only working farm. Centre Street has traversed the area since the 1600s and a famous colonial tavern once offered respite to weary travelers. Eventually, large estates came to be built in the area whose inhabitants created history in their own right. And we mustn’t forget the Allandale Spring - whose Spring House is still around and who waters were said to cure dyspepsia, dropsy, catareh, and many other ailments.

LocalesJamaica Plain Historical SocietySeptember 25, 2023event video, Archaeology

Archaeology at the Loring Greenough House (Event Video)

Joe Bagley, the Archaeologist for the City of Boston presents the initial findings from the dig conducted at the Loring Greenough House in the fall of 2022.

LocalesJamaica Plain Historical SocietyMarch 10, 2023event video, Archaeology