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Fort Hill is a 0.4 square mile neighborhood and historic district of Roxbury, in Boston, Massachusetts. The approximate boundaries of Fort Hill are Malcolm X Boulevard on the north, Washington Street on the southeast, and Columbus Avenue on the southwest. The geographic area comprising Fort Hill was strategically important during the American Revolutionary War and housed the patriot army defenses during the Siege of Boston. Fort Hill is actually named after an earthwork fortification that the patriot army built upon the hill located at the center of the neighborhood. The hill is now the location of Highland Park, which is notable for a Victorian-era tower designed by Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee, and landscaping designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Fort Hill developed rapidly as a residential neighborhood in the 19th century, especially after the extension of streetcar service from Boston. Fort Hill is served by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Orange and Silver Lines. The neighborhood features a variety of architecture including Greek Revival and Italiantate houses that predate the American Civil War, classic Boston triple-deckers, row houses and newer green developments. The neighborhood of Fort Hill, which is sometimes referred to as Highland Park,〔(Highland Park Preservation Priority Report - Winter/Spring 2009 ), Boston Preservation Alliance & Historic Boston Incorporated (retrieved Apr. 11, 2015)〕 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Roxbury Highlands Historic District on February 22, 1989.〔(Listing for the Roxbury Highlands Historic District ), Massachusetts Cultural Resources Information System](retrieved on March 17, 2015).〕 ==Points of interest== Fort Hill is home to the First Church in Roxbury, which, gathered in 1631, was the sixth church founded in New England.〔(First Church in Roxbury ), Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry (retrieved on Apr. 10, 2015).〕 The Church has had five different meeting houses at its site at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Center Street, with the current dwelling, built in 1803, still standing today as the oldest wooden frame church building in Boston. The First Church of Roxbury marked the starting point for the April 18, 1775 Midnight Ride by William Dawes who, along with Paul Revere, was dispatched by Joseph Warren to warn Lexington and Concord of the British incursion during the Revolutionary War.〔(William Dawes Rides Off to Sound the Alert ), Universal Hub (retrieved on Feb. 8, 2015).〕 The First Church currently is the headquarters of the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry's activities. The Dillaway-Thomas House located at 183 Roxbury Street was used by the patriots in the Revolutionary War. The Dillaway-Thomas House was built as a parsonage for the First Church in Roxbury, with construction beginning in 1750. During the eleven month siege of Boston from April 1775 through March 1776, the 4700 soldier right wing of the patriot army camped in Roxbury. Major General John Thomas used the house as his headquarters. The Dillaway-Thomas House now houses the operations for Roxbury Heritage State Park. During the American Revolutionary War, the Roxbury High Fort played a significant strategic role in the Siege of Boston. The fort, located on what is now Beech Glen Street, gave Fort Hill its name. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fort Hill, Boston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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