Welcome to Davis Square

Davis Square, in the city of Somerville, MA, is a quaint and thriving community made up of small, locally owned businesses, working professionals, long time locals, and Tufts University students. Located just a short walk from Porter Square and Massachusetts Ave., Davis Square is also home to a very active artist community. Davis is about twenty minutes from downtown Boston on the MBTA red line. The center of the square is a cobblestone plaza that, during warm days and evenings, is also a fun, family friendly hang-out featuring street performers and local artists. In 1997, Davis Square was listed in the Utne Reader as one of the fifteen "hippest places to live" in the United States. Somerville was established as a town in 1842, when it was separated from Charlestown. Unlike most towns and cities that were established in the colonial days or afterward, the name Somerville has no meaning, in fact the Somerville Historical Society found that Somerville was a "purely fanciful name". Among other things, Somerville is also known for the invention of Fluff, the marshmallow creme. Somerville is also known for its Prospect Hill, where one of the first American flags was raised on January 1, 1776 as well as its Winter Hill Gang whose members have included notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger and hitman Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi.