Somerville Journal Building
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Somerville Journal Building is a historic building at 8-10 Walnut Street in Somerville, Massachusetts
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It was built in 1894 as offices and the printing facility for the Somerville Journal
. Administrative and editorial offices were on the first floor. Production and typesetting were on the second floor, and printing presses and equipment were located in the basement. The Somerville Journal vacated the building in approximately the 1950s. For some time after, the building was used as a youth recreation center for the City of Somerville. It has been used as artist studios since the 1970s.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in...
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It was built in 1894 as offices and the printing facility for the Somerville Journal
Somerville Journal
The Somerville Journal is a weekly newspaper published in Somerville, Massachusetts.-Nineteenth century:Its first issue was published December 8, 1870, by W. A. Greenough & Co., known for publishing directories. During the next few years the paper changed ownership several times, early owners...
. Administrative and editorial offices were on the first floor. Production and typesetting were on the second floor, and printing presses and equipment were located in the basement. The Somerville Journal vacated the building in approximately the 1950s. For some time after, the building was used as a youth recreation center for the City of Somerville. It has been used as artist studios since the 1970s.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.