Boston's Neighborhoods

Select a neighborhood Allston/Brighton Back Bay Beacon Hill/West End Charlestown Chinatown/Leather District Dorchester Downtown East Boston Fenway/Kenmore Hyde Park Jamaica Plain Mattapan Mission Hill North End Roslindale Roxbury South Boston South End/Bay Village West Roxbury Citywide Click here for all neighborhoods Dorchester    Incorporated in 1630 and annexed by Boston in 1870, Dorchester is Boston's largest and most diverse neighborhood. The construction of the rails and trolley lines at the turn of the century spurred the area's transformation to a residential "suburb" of downtown Boston. Dorchester's historical diversity has been a well-sustained tradition of the neighborhood. The area's many close knit communities are further testament to Dorchester's unique spirit. Dorchester Avenue, the neighborhood's main artery, uniquely connects a number of Dorchester's vibrant business districts. Fields and Uphams Corners, Ashmont Station, Neponset Circle, Adams Village, and Morrissey Boulevard, to name a few, are thriving commercial anchors to a number of the area's sub-neighborhoods, which include Codman Square, Jones Hill, Meeting House Hill, Pope's Hill, Savin Hill, Harbor Point, Lower Mills, and Port Norfolk. And still others identify their sub-neighborhood by the name of nearby parish churches, illustrating the area's community oriented flavor.

	Planning Initiatives:
	1. Columbia Point Master Plan Overview In August 2007, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (“BRA”) began a process to prepare a Mast...
	2. Dorchester Avenue Project The Dorchester Avenue Project is a comprehensive effort dedicated to the overall improvement of Dorchester Avenue, one o...
	3. Dorchester Avenue Zoning Update Background Dorchester Avenue is one of Boston’s most important boulevards. It runs over five miles pro...
	4. Mid Dorchester Action Plan Purpose The “Mid-Dorchester Action Plan” is a joint initiative of DND and the BRA that Mayor Thomas M...

	Development Projects:
	1. 157 Washington Street
	2. 252-254 Adams Street
	3. 429 Gallivan Blvd (Courtyard at Cedar Grove)
	4. 4-6 Bloomfield Street "Bloomfield Gardens"
	5. 800 Columbia Road Saint Margaret School
	6. 9 Banton St.
	7. 944 Dorchester Avenue
	8. Ashmont Station TOD Development
	9. Ashmont Station TOD Development
	10. Baker Chocolate Factory Phase 2
	11. Blandino Farms
	12. Boston College High School Addition
	13. Bowdoin Geneva III Housing Initiative
	14. Brookview House III
	15. Franklin Hill Phase I
	16. Franklin Hill Redevelopment Phase 2A - 2B
	17. Great Space Self-Storage
	18. Kroc Community Center
	19. Norfolk Street Townhouses
	20. Target South Bay Expansion
	21. The Levedo Bulding, 241 Talbot Avenue

	Jobs and Community Services Programs:
	1. ANTHONY PERKINS COMMUNITY CENTER --
	2. BROOKVIEW HOUSE -- Above & Beyond Youth Development
	3. CARITAS ST. MARY'S WOMEN & CHILDREN'S CENTER -- Women @ Work Office Support/Medical Terminology
	4. CATHOLIC CHARITIES --
	5. COLONEL DANIEL MARR BOYS & GIRLS CLUB -- Education and Technology Services
	6. CRISPUS ATTUCKS CHILDREN'S CENTER --
	7. ELLA J. BAKER HOUSE -- Examined Life Project
	8. FEDERATED DORCHESTER & CAPE VERDEAN COMMUNITY UNIDO --
	9. FEDERATED DORCHESTER NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSES -- Comprehensive Arts Collaborative
	10. HAITIAN MULTI-SERVICE CENTER --
	11. LOG SCHOOL, THE / FEDERATED DORCHESTER NEIGHB. HOUSES -- Young Adult GED
	12. MASSACHUSETTS ALLIANCE OF PORTUGUESE SPEAKERS/Dorcheste --
	13. MUJERES UNIDAS EN ACCION --
	14. NEW ENGLAND SCORES -- New England SCORES
	15. PROJECT HOPE --
	16. ST. MARY'S WOMEN & CHILDREN CENTER --
	17. ST. PETER'S PARISH -- Bowdoin Street After School Program
	18. UPHAMS CORNER COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER -- Middle School Support/Recreation
	19. UPHAMS CORNER HEALTH CENTER -- Cape Verdean Case Management
	20. VIETNAMESE AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION --
	21. VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT --
	22. VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT --

	Maps: Go to: www.mapjunction.com/BRA for the Boston Atlas main web site.
	1. Adams Village
	2. Ashmont/Peabody Square
	3. Bowdoin/Geneva and Four Corners
	4. Codman Square
	5. Columbia Point
	6. Fields Corner
	7. JFK/UMass Station
	8. Lower Mills
	9. Morrissey Boulevard
	10. Neponset
	11. Savin Hill
	12. Uphams Corner/Everett Square

	Publications:      Click here to search all publications
	1. 324 North Dorchester Neighborhood Profile, 1985  1988
	2. 325 South Dorchester Neighborhood Profile, 1985  1988
	3. 421 North Dorchester Population & Housing Profile, 1990 STF 1  1991
	4. 422 South Dorchester Population & Housing Profile, 1990 STF 1  1991
	5. 441 North Dorchester Planning District STF 1 1980-1990  1992
	6. 442 South Dorchester Planning District STF 1 1980-1990  1992
	7. 477 North Dorchester 1990 Census of Population & Housi  1993
	8. 478 South Dorchester 1990 Census of Population & Housi  1993
	9. 581 North Dorchester - 2000 Census of Population and Housing  2003 - PDF
	10. 582 South Dorchester - 2000 Census of Population and Housing  2003 - PDF
	11. 608 Dorchester Avenue Business Analysis Report Summary  2007 - PDF
	12. SF1data11 PD 11: North Dorchester  2002 - PDF
	13. SF1data12 PD 12: South Dorchester  2002 - PDF

	Links:
	1. Upham’s Corner Main Stre
	2. My Dorchester
	3. Bowdoin Geneva Main Streets
	4. Dorchester Reporter
	5. Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses, Inc. (FDNH)
	6. Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
	7. Dorchester History
	8. Ashmont Hill
	9. Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association
	10. Dorchester Community Center for the Visual Arts
	11. Jones Hill Neighborhood Association
	12. Dorchester Board of Trade
	13. Fields Corner Main Streets
	14. Greater Grove Hall Main Streets
	15. Fields Corner Main Streets
	16. Four Corners Main Street
	17. St. Marks Area Main Streets