Place: Cox Building
Address: 1 John Eliot Square
Neighborhood: Roxbury
As I explored Roxbury on November 19, 2013, I visited John Eliot Square, the historical center of the area. There are many notable structures here, such as the Cox Building.
To visit the Cox Building, ride bus route 14 or 41 to John Eliot Square. Or walk from Malcolm X Boulevard or Dudley Street.
"Built in 1870 by developer G.D. Cox, this building typifies the post-Civil War transformation of Roxbury from an independent rural town of farms and country estates to a fashionable suburban neighborhood. The Cox Building originally consisted of a central section containing street-level stores with hotel rooms on the upper floors, flanked by five attached one-family residences. The Cox Building was rehabilitated in 1984 by Historic Boston Incorporated."
To learn more about the Cox Building:
http://roxbury.wikia.com/wiki/Cox_Building
http://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/Cox%20Building%20Study%20Report_tcm3-52275.pdf
