One of the oldest Armenian communities in America, settled from the 1890s. Browse Armenian-owned businesses and institutions across Watertown.
Watertown is the East Coast counterpart to Glendale, older and smaller but denser in institutions than almost anywhere else. Armenians began settling greater Boston in the 1890s, and Watertown became the main destination after the Hood Rubber factory opened in 1896. The community that grew around those jobs has stayed put for more than a century.
SupportArmenian currently lists 20 Armenian-owned businesses and community institutions in Watertown. The Armenian Museum of America has stood at 65 Main Street since 1971, St. James Armenian Church on Mount Auburn Street held its first liturgy in 1930, and Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives, founded in 1975, holds more than 150,000 images. The Armenian Weekly is still headquartered here.
For anyone researching family history, Watertown is the single most useful address in Armenian America. Project SAVE holds photographs going back to the Ottoman period, and the Armenian Museum of America holds the largest Armenian collection outside Armenia itself. Both are open to the public and both take enquiries from families.
Browse every Armenian business in Massachusetts, nearby Rhode Island and New York, or all categories in the directory.
How many Armenian businesses are in Watertown?
SupportArmenian lists 20 Armenian-owned businesses and community institutions in Watertown, Massachusetts.
What Armenian institutions are in Watertown?
The Armenian Museum of America at 65 Main Street, founded in 1971, St. James Armenian Church on Mount Auburn Street, which held its first liturgy in 1930, and Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives, founded in 1975. The Armenian Weekly is also headquartered in Watertown.
Is it free to list a business in Watertown?
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