Neighborhood walk · Dorchester
Lower Mills and the chocolate story
One slice of a very large neighborhood: old industrial buildings, a former company reading room and a green escape.
By Fun Boston · Published
- ZIP areas
- 02124
- Time
- 35–55 minutes with stops (estimate)
- Start
- Lower Mills
- Finish
- Dorchester Park
- Cost
- Free outdoors; optional indoor visits may cost extra.
- 01
Lower Mills
Start near the former Walter Baker chocolate factory buildings and look at the industrial scale beside the neighborhood streets.
- 02
Captain John Bussey House
See the exterior on Adams Street. The City documented its later use as a reading room for Baker Chocolate employees.
- 03
Dorchester Park
Finish in the wooded public park and trade the industrial edge for a quieter path.
Before you go
Dorchester spans several ZIP codes. This particular route is in Lower Mills; the directory has separate walks for Grove Hall, Fields Corner and Upham's Corner.
These are desk-researched route ideas, not field-tested turn-by-turn or accessibility guides. Use the walking map, follow signs and crossings, and check current conditions and opening hours.