In 1869 , Roxbury built the Cochituate Standpipe , the neighborhood 's most widely known structure , to modernize its water system .
Roxbury 's annexation to Boston in 1868 triggered the first wave of heavy suburbanization within the district .
In 1869 , Roxbury built the Cochituate Standpipe , the neighborhood 's most widely known structure , to modernize Roxbury 's water system .
Roxbury 's annexation to Boston in 1868 triggered the first wave of heavy suburbanization within the district .