South Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Edward J. McCormack, Jr. Bathhouse
Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 17, 2024
1. Edward J. McCormack, Jr. Bathhouse Marker
Dedicated October 24, 1998
Originally constructed in 1924 by the City of Boston, the bathhouse was transferred to the Metropolitan District Commission in 1949. The bathhouse experienced limited public use with declining water quality and was eventually closed in 1988. Major improvements in water quality and this renovation have enabled a return to the metropolitan beaches thereby reviving a lost piece of South Boston's history.
Argeo Paul Cellucci, Governor Trudy Coxe, EOEA Secretery David B. Balfour, Jr., MDC Commissioner Lark Jurey Palermo, DCAM Commissioner Thomas Menino, Mayor, City of Boston The Joint Commission on the Future of Boston Harbor Beaches
Erected 1998 by Metropolitan District Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is October 24, 1998.
Location. 42° 19.568′ N, 71° 2.908′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in South Boston. It is on William J. Day Boulevard north of Morrissey Boulevard,
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Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dorchester Heights Thomas Park (approx. half a mile away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. half a mile away); Dorchester Heights (approx. half a mile away); On these Heights (approx. half a mile away); American Redoubts (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Dorchester Heights (approx. half a mile away); The Land (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dorchester Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 17, 2024
2. Edward J. McCormack, Jr. Bathhouse Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 161 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
