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Jamaica Plain
Historical Society

 
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About the Jamaica Plain Historical Society

The Jamaica Plain Historical Society was founded in 1987 to preserve and promote the rich history of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. 

From mid-May to the end of September we offer weekly historic walking tours of different areas of the neighborhood. The remainder of the year we sponsors monthly events, usually in the form of a book talk, lecture, or film-screening. All JPHS activities are free and open to the public, with the exception of our annual members' event.  (That event is a chance to celebrate the members of the Jamaica Plain Historical Society who make all our activities possible!) Our website provides a comprehensive source of information about Jamaica Plain history with over 300 articles and more than 1700 historic images.   We also have a collection of historic resources, maps and yearbooks from Jamaica Plain High School and St. Thomas Aquinas.

The JPHS is an all-volunteer organization, with no physical location or paid staff. We welcome contributions of photographs and historic essays about Jamaica Plain. Please review our Collection Policy here. Please contact us for more information using the button below.

 
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Walking Tour of Monument Square
May 11
Walking Tour of Monument Square

This part of Jamaica Plain includes a National Historic District. View architecture that spans three centuries; the oldest community theater company in the United States; and an elegant 18th-century mansion that once served as the country’s first military hospital.

Walking Tour of Sumner Hill
May 18
Walking Tour of Sumner Hill

This National Historic District includes one of the finest collections of Victorian houses in the area. Sumner Hill includes the ancestral home of the Dole Pineapple Company founder and the homes of progressives who were active as abolitionists and women suffragists.

Walking Tour of Stony Brook
May 25
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 settlers, and today’s Boston Beer Company, the brewers of Samuel Adams.

Walking Tour of Hyde Square
Jun 1
Walking Tour of Hyde Square

Learn about Hyde Square, an area of Jamaica Plain that has been continually transformed by the various immigrant groups who have called it home over the years.

JPHS Membership

Membership in the Jamaica Plain Historical Society starts for as little as $15 per year. With your membership, you will receive an invitation to our annual members-only social event and you will become part of a group that cherishes Jamaica Plain’s rich history and works to keep it alive. We appreciate your support.

 
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