Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

Jamaica Plain, more commonly known as "JP", is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. It was originally part of Roxbury, Massachusetts, and then part of the town of West Roxbury, Massachusetts when that was established in 1848. West Roxbury (including Jamaica Plain) was annexed to Boston in 1874. According to an official city estimate, it had a population of 38,196 in October, 2003.

External links

• Jamaica Plain Historical Society -- Jamaica Plain Historical Society
• Historic Hyde Square -- Historic Hyde Square
• Sumner Hill -- Sumner Hill Historic District
• Gas Lamps of Jamaica Plain -- Gas Lamps of Jamaica Plain
• JamaicaPlain.com -- neighborhood information and links
• Lucknow, the estate of Tom Plant -- Lucknow, today known as the Castle in the Clouds
• Stonehurst, the estate of Robert Treat Paine