Roxbury: Roxbury Heritage State Park

Outlines the background, project goals, and community engagement for the Roxbury Heritage State Park Signature Park Project.

1974 Boston Redevelopment Authority report provides an evaluation of urban renewal community development proposals for the Highland Park/John Eliot Square area of Boston's Roxbury neighborhood

1969 Boston Landmarks Commission proposal for historic sites around Boston, including Eliot Square in Roxbury.

Traces the historical development of Boston's Roxbury neighorhood; discusses presevation issues and needs; explores the development of the Roxbury Heritage State Park (concept, potential themes, relationship to tourism, transportation and parking, etc.); provides information on specific buildings; briefly describes examples of lesser known individual resources and districts in Roxbury.

Describes the buildings in John Eliot Square, part of Boston's Roxbury neighborhood; gives dates of construction, some history, and achitectural description of each; includes bibliographic citations and references to specific maps.

Describes a plan to create a Heritage State Park in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood; includes a brief history of the Massachusetts Heritage State Park System, historic preservation and economic revitalization; covers such issues as open space, park staffing, the Dillaway-Thomas House, and the beautification of John Eliot Square.