somerville real estate: The Ten Hills Neighborhood - Somerville MA Real Estate and More - 07/27/09 02:48 PM
Ten Hills Neighborhood - Somerville MA Real Estate and More  The Ten Hills neighborhood in Somerville is a pocket neighborhood bordered by the Mystic River, Route 28 and Route 38.
Like many modern day neighborhoods, the boundaries of what we think of as Ten Hills has shifted over the years.  Ten Hills actually encompassed a much larger area extending to what is now Broadway between Main Street and Foss Park.
Originally Ten Hills was even larger - a 750 acre farm deeded to Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor John Winthrop in 1630.  More than half of the farm was in what is … (3 comments)

somerville real estate: Spring Hill - Somerville Neighborhoods - Somerville Real Estate and More - 07/26/09 12:11 PM
The Somerville neighborhood of Spring Hillis popular with Somerville real estate buyers who appreciate the varied architecture and the proximity to Porter Square and Cambridge.  Spring Hill provides beautiful views of Cambridge and Boston.
Once the site of orchards and farms, Spring Hill, like much of Somerville in the early to mid-1800s, was a country retreat of sorts for Bostonians who were able to purchase less expensive house lots than were available in the city. Development was spurred by the by the extension of nearby rail, horse-car, and electric streetcar lines. 
Most development took place in the neighborhood between the 1840s and early 1900s.  Spring … (2 comments)