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Brief Description

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Chestnut Hill is a village in Massachussetts that actually is part of Boston, Newton, and Brookline. Chestnut Hill's name comes from the series of hills that overlooks the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston's water backup for emergencies. The Reservoir is no longer active, and today is a Boston landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Every year the Boston Marathon runs through Chestnut Hill with thousands of excited BC college students cheering the runners on.
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History

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Chestnut Hill was mostly developed in the 1870's by the world famous architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The abundance of work that he did in Chestnut Hill has led the National Register of Historic Places to name several sections historic districts. Chestnut Hill is also home to Boston College, that was established in 1863, and is one off the best private, Catholic universities in the country, as well as home to one of the largest Jesuit populations in the world. BC is one of the earliest examples of Collegiate Gothic architecture.
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    Outside.in is a search engine for local news, here are recent stories they think are about Chestnut Hill.

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