The small, charming park and the rows of historic, uniform-brick homes flanking either side make Louisburg Square a pleasant place to stroll on the way back from shopping on Charles Street. 

Louisburg Square is cooperatively owned and maintained by its residents -- it's a private park and non-residents are not allowed inside the wrought-iron fence. The park was established in 1826 on land purchased from the painter John Singleton Copley. The brick homes were erected around the park a few years later.

The park features statues of Aristides and Columbus at either end.