SHPC Fall Events 2012

Sunday,

September 23^rd:  Union

Square Walking Tour, 3:00 - 5:30pm.  Ed

Gordon, New England Chapter President of the Victorian Society of America, will

lead a walking tour of the area, highlighting historic areas such as:  the civic campus setting at Central Hill;

Prospect Hill; Victorian homes; vintage commercial buildings in the heart of Union

Square; Lincoln Park and the former Wyatt Brickyards; pre-Civil War-era homes

and late 19^th century workers' housing.  The tour includes two interior viewings and

refreshments.  The tour steps off from

City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, and is free of charge.

Milk

Row Cemetery Opening:  For

three Sundays this fall, the Milk Row Cemetery on Somerville Ave. will be open

to the public from 1:00 - 4:00pm.  This

small historic site, established in 1804, is usually closed to the public.  Volunteers will provide information about

historic Somerville residents buried in the cemetery, dating as far back as the

American Revolution.

For more information

about either event, or if you are interested in serving as a "Docent" (tour

leader), at the Cemetery, please contact SHPC Director Brandon Wilson at

617-625-6600 x2532, or BWilson@somervillema.gov.