Historic Boston Edison

Historic Boston Edison

Boston Edison Historic District

The Boston Edison Historic District is comprised of over 900 single family homes, built between 1903 and 1940, located on four streets: West Boston Boulevard, Chicago Boulevard, Longfellow and Edison, between Woodward and Linwood. The district is listed on the City, State and National Registers of Historic Places. Early neighborhood residents included Henry Ford, four of the seven Fisher brothers, SS Kresge, B Siegal, Horace rackam Ira Grinnell, James Couzens, Rabbi Leo Franklin, Clarence Burton and Maestro Ossip Gabilowitsch. Today the district continues to be a vibrant residential area. People of all races and religions, with a broad variety of occupations, call Boston Edison their home.

For more information on our neighborhood, visit the Historic Boston Edison Association website.

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Boston Edison Historic District

The Boston Edison Historic District is comprised of over 900 single family homes, built between 1903 and 1940, located on four streets: West Boston Boulevard, Chicago Boulevard, Longfellow and Edison, between Woodward and Linwood. The district is listed on the City, State and National Registers of Historic Places. Early neighborhood residents included Henry Ford, four of the seven Fisher brothers, SS Kresge, B Siegal, Horace rackam Ira Grinnell, James Couzens, Rabbi Leo Franklin, Clarence Burton and Maestro Ossip Gabilowitsch. Today the district continues to be a vibrant residential area. People of all races and religions, with a broad variety of occupations, call Boston Edison their home.

For more information on our neighborhood, visit the Historic Boston Edison Association website.