Jamaica Plain is a
neighborhood of in
Boston, Massachusetts, US. Founded by Boston
Puritans seeking farm land to the south, it was originally part of the town of
Roxbury. The community seceded from Roxbury as a part of the new town of
West Roxbury in 1851, and became part of Boston when West Roxbury was annexed to Boston in 1874. In the 19th century, Jamaica Plain became one of the first
streetcar suburbs in America and home to a significant portion of Boston's
Emerald Necklace of parks, designed by
Frederick Law Olmsted. According to the 2010 Census, it had a population of 37,468.