Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Roxbury,_Boston,_Massachusetts,_USA

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:neighborhood
gptkbp:annexedBy	gptkb:Boston 1868
gptkbp:areaCode	617 857
gptkbp:borderedBy	gptkb:Brookline gptkb:Dorchester gptkb:Fenway–Kenmore gptkb:Jamaica_Plain gptkb:Mattapan gptkb:Mission_Hill gptkb:South_End
gptkbp:city	gptkb:Boston
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:demographics	predominantly African American and Hispanic/Latino
gptkbp:founded	1630
gptkbp:historicallyPartOf	gptkb:Norfolk_County,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	one of the original towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:notableEvent	site of 1967 Boston riots
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Haley_House gptkb:Museum_of_the_National_Center_of_Afro-American_Artists gptkb:Roxbury_Community_College gptkb:Roxbury_Boys_&_Girls_Club gptkb:Roxbury_YMCA
gptkbp:notableLandmark	gptkb:Cochituate_Standpipe gptkb:Franklin_Park gptkb:Highland_Park gptkb:Horatio_Harris_Park gptkb:Madison_Park gptkb:Marcella_Park gptkb:Roxbury_Community_College gptkb:Roxbury_Heritage_State_Park gptkb:First_Church_in_Roxbury Dudley Square (Nubian Square)
gptkbp:notablePerson	Donna Summer (born in Roxbury) Elma Lewis (arts educator) Malcolm X (lived in Roxbury as a youth)
gptkbp:population	approximately 59,000 (2020 census)
gptkbp:publicTransit	gptkb:MBTA_Orange_Line gptkb:MBTA_Silver_Line MBTA bus routes
gptkbp:state	gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:zipCode	02119 02120 02121 02125 02130
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Roxbury_YMCA gptkb:Highland_Park,_Roxbury,_Boston,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6