Place: Hibernian Hall
Address: 184 Dudley Street
Neighborhood: Roxbury
Every time I pass Dudley on a bus, there are at least four notable buildings that I always pay attention to. One of them is called Hibernian Hall.
To visit Hibernian Hall, ride any bus route that goes to Dudley Square and walk a little bit east on Dudley Street.
"Hibernian Hall was one of the last of Dudley Square’s lively Irish social clubs and dance halls, serving Roxbury’s Irish community during the first half of the twentieth century. Built in 1913 for the Hibernian Building Association of Roxbury, this building served as a lodge for several divisions of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH). The AOH began in 1836 in New York as a response to anti-Irish sentiment, and later shifted to charitable work and the promotion and preservation of Irish cultural heritage."
To learn more about Hibernian Hall:
http://www.hibernianhall.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernian_Hall_%28Boston,_Massachusetts%29
