Ward Two in Somerville in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

The Somerville Home

1927 - 2019

Photographed by Marc Posner, October 26, 2023

1. The Somerville Home Marker

Inscription.
Before the arrival of Riverside Community Care in 2019, the building at 117 Summer Street was once The Somerville Home, a private, nonprofit organization offering long-term residential care to seniors from Somerville and surrounding towns.

Founded in 1898, The Somerville Home moved into this location in 1927 and provided each of the 59 residents a private bedroom, three meals a day, and 24-hour care. the Somerville Home was committed to offering senior citizens an affordable option for quality residential services and encouraged its residents to utilize their bodies, minds, and spirits to their full potential.

The rest home closed in 2019, but to ensure that the building would continue to benefit the community, The Somerville Home board of directors arranged for Riverside Community Care to establish a broad range of services at this location.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 42° 23.122′ N, 71° 6.182′ W. Marker is in Somerville, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Ward Two. It is at the intersection of Summer Street and Greene Street, on the right when traveling west on Summer Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 Summer St, Somerville MA 02143, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Historic Boston and specifically in Greater Boston.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Avon Street Community Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Quincy Street Open Space (approx. ¼ mile away); Conway Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Milk Row Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); George Dilboy (approx. ¼ mile away); Civil War Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); "What Mr. Chase Didn't Know about Coffee, Mr. Sanborn Did." (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Somerville.

The Somerville Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marc Posner, April 8, 2024

2. The Somerville Home

Marker on Summer Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marc Posner, July 7, 2024

3. Marker on Summer Street

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 15, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. 2. submitted on June 7, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. 3. submitted on August 6, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.