Ball Square

Located on the edge of the neighborhood surrounding Tufts University, Ball Square contains a mix of businesses serving the student and academic populations as well as those reflecting the more blue-collar neighborhoods to the east.

The Brown School, opened in 1900, is located on Willow Avenue and serves the neighborhood's children from kindergarten to fifth grade.

Following in the path of his uncle, Ball opened an insole factory in 1883 at 686 Broadway, between Josephine and Rogers Avenues.

Instead, he chose to enter state politics, running successfully as Representative for the 7th Middlesex District in 1900.

His burgeoning political career was cut short, however, by his death that October at age 66.