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Codman Square

by Lateia Johnson

This is the Codman Square Health center formerly the Boston Public Library. Today the health center is one of the most crucial places in codman square. it provides service for so many people of all ethnical backgrounds.

The second church also known as the "White Church" to many who reside in the Dorchester area. This church was built in 1805 and did not become dedicted until 1808. The reverent John Codman led a traditional congregational belief, while this first parish church adopted unitarianism.This church is also known as the first meeting house of Dorchester. The clock was given by a parishner by the name of Walter Baker, who also owned the chocolate mill in Dorchester.