National Historic Landmark · Dorchester, Massachusetts

William Monroe Trotter House

Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

Trotter, William Monroe, House
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Register nameTrotter, William Monroe, House
Property typeBuilding
Address97 Sawyer Ave., Dorchester, MA
CountySuffolk County
ListedMay 11, 1976
Listed forBlack heritage, Literature, Social history
Level of significanceNational
Reference number76002003
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

Visiting

Address97 Sawyer Ave., Dorchester, MA
Coordinates42.3131° N, 71.0628° W · Directions ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Local history books for Suffolk County

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  • Legendary Locals of East Boston
    Regina Marchi, 2015
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  • Child Labor in Greater Boston
    Chaim M. Rosenberg and Linda Clare Reed, 2014
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  • Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
    Diane Shephard and Eric S. Rosengren, 2014
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  • Legendary locals of Boston's South End, Massachusetts
    Hope J. Shannon, 2014
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  • Boston Police
    Robert E. Anthony and Boston Police Department, 2014
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Massachusetts

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was William Monroe Trotter House listed on the National Register?

May 11, 1976. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is William Monroe Trotter House?

97 Sawyer Ave., Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Source: National Park Service

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76002003. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.