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Jamaica Plain's Masonry MVPs

Your Jamaica Plain property deserves more than just bricks and mortar. It deserves Academy Masonry.

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Why Settle for Less in Suffolk County?

Academy Masonry Is Your Answer. Here's Why

  • We’ll make your property the envy of the neighborhood, guaranteed.
  • Your business will be booming with our eye-catching masonry.
  • We’ll transform your home into a masterpiece, inside and out.
  • Forget cracks and worries; we build foundations that last.
  • Masonry Mavericks

    Dominating Suffolk County

    At Academy Masonry, we don’t just build; we dominate. Our team is a force of nature, armed with trowels and unmatched expertise. We’ve conquered every masonry challenge imaginable in MA, and we’re ready to take on yours.

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    The Masonry Machine

    Your Masonry Rescue, Unleashed

  • Assess: We’ll analyze your property, uncovering hidden flaws and potential disasters.
  • Strategize: We’ll craft a custom plan, no matter how complex.
  • Execute: Our elite masons will bring that plan to life with ruthless efficiency.
  • A modern backyard with a grey stone patio and steps leading to a raised grassy area. A silver planter with greenery sits on the patio. In the background, there's a dark outdoor sofa set on a concrete pad, next to plants and decorative statues.

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    Masonry Repair Jamaica Plain

    Why You Need Us, Period.

    Masonry isn’t just about looks; it’s about survival. Neglecting it? That’s a recipe for disaster. Academy Masonry is here to protect your Jamaica Plain property from the elements and the test of time. We’re the best in the business, and we don’t take that lightly. Call us at 617-388-5207 and let’s build something legendary.

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    Shortly after the founding of Boston and Roxbury in 1630, William Heath’s family and three others settled on land just south of Parker Hill in what is now Jamaica Plain. In the next few years, William Curtis, John May and others set up farms nearby along Stony Brook, which flowed from south to north from Turtle Pond (in Hyde Park) to an outlet in the Charles River marshes in the current filled-in Fens area of Boston. John Polley followed with a farm which he purchased from Lt. Joshua Hewe in 1659 at the site of the present-day Soldier’s Monument at the intersection of South and Centre streets, closer to the “Great Pond”, later known as Jamaica Pond. Later, for services rendered during the Pequot War, Joseph Weld received a grant of 278 acres (1.1 km2) of land between South Street and Centre Street. His son John built a home along South Street in the area which is now the Arnold Arboretum. The Weld family continued to live in the area for many generations.

    In the late 1650s, the name “Jamaica” first appears on maps for the area of Roxbury between Stony Brook and the Great Pond. There are a number of theories regarding the origin of the name “Jamaica Plain”. A well-known theory traces the origin to “Jamaica rum”, a reference to Jamaican cane sugar’s role in the Triangle Trade of sugar, rum, and slaves. There were taverns on the Road to Dedham in the vicinity of Jamaica Plain. Another explanation is that “Jamaica”, though a different letter “A” pronunciation, is an Anglicization of the name of Kuchamakin, brother of Chickatawbut, the deceased sachem (chief) of the Massachusett tribe, who ruled the tribe as regent to Chickataubut’s minor son, Josias Wampatuck. In 1655, the English navy took the island of Jamaica from the Spanish, so it is also possible the area was named to honor this recent British victory.

    On some maps, until the mid-19th century, the area was marked as “Jamaica Plains”.

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