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Frances Perkins Branch Library

The Frances Perkins Branch Library, formerly known as the Greendale Branch Library, is a branch library in the public library system of Worcester, Massachusetts. It is located at 470 West Boylston Street, in an architecturally distinguished building, funded in part by Andrew Carnegie and built in 1913. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Architecture and history The library is located on Worcester north side, and is set on the east side of West Boylston Street (Massachusetts Route 12), on the corner of Kendrick Avenue. It is a single story masonry structure, finished in brick with limestone trim. It has a tile hipped roof with modillioned eave. Its main facade has a projecting central pavilion in which the main entrance is set, flanked by Corinthian pilasters and topped by a semicircular pediment. Worcester's public library was established in 1859, begun with donated collections and initially stored in a central library on Elm Street. In 1895 the city established a delivery point for books at a shop in the Greendale area, an idea that was expanded to other areas after it met with success. After a drive began in 1908 to establish branch libraries, the city received a gift of $75,000 from the steel baron and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, which was used in the construction of three branches, including this one. It was designed by Lucius W. Briggs, of the L. W. Briggs Company, and was completed in 1913. The branch was renamed in 1994 in honor of Frances Perkins, the first female member of the United States Cabinet and a resident of Worcester during her youth. Perkins served as the United States Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945, through the entire presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, leading the department through the Great Depression and World War II. See also List of Carnegie libraries in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in eastern Worcester, Massachusetts References External links Frances Perkins Branch of the Worcester Public Library - formerly the Greendale Branch
Greenfield High School (Massachusetts)

Greenfield High School is located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States. History The current school building was opened in 2015, on the site of the previous school. The building is owned by the town of Greenfield. Notable alumni Stan Batinski Penn Jillette Michael Moschen Cornelius Murphy Elena Pirozhkova References Sources Thompson, F.M.G.; Kellogg, L.J.C. (1904). "Schools". History of Greenfield: Shire Town of Franklin County, Massachusetts. Press of T. Morey & Son. pp. 581–599. ISBN 978-0-7884-4930-7. Retrieved December 19, 2024. : ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) External links https://www.gpsk12.org/greenfield-high-school
Greenlawn Cemetery (Nahant, Massachusetts)

Greenlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 195 Nahant Road in Nahant, Massachusetts. Development of the 5.7-acre (2.3 ha) cemetery was one of the first civic projects of the town of Nahant after its separation from adjacent Lynn in 1853. The cemetery was established in 1856 on two acres (0.81 ha) of land, and has been extended several times to its present size. Its dominant feature is the Ellingwood Chapel, a Gothic Revival structure built in 1920. A 3.9-acre (1.6 ha) portion of the cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Description and history The town of Nahant occupies a narrow peninsula that juts south of Cape Ann from the city of Lynn, to which it is connected by a natural sand causeway. Greenlawn Cemetery is located in western Nahant, on the south side of Nahant Road, the major east-west road through the town. It is bordered on the road by a stone wall, with the Francis H. Johnson Gate at its center providing the principal access. The lane runs southerly, bisecting the cemetery to a circle near the southern boundary where the Veterans Memorial Obelisk is located; from here a lane runs east to the Louise Beal Memorial Gateway at its southeast corner. The cemetery is bisected east-west by a tree-lined lane extending west from the main lane, and by the Ellingwood Chapel to the east. Nahant was originally settled as part of Lynn, and was largely agrarian until the mid-19th century, when summer resort development began to take place in its eastern half. The town was separated from Lynn in 1853, and the creation of a town cemetery was an early subject of discussion at town meetings. The oldest portion of Greenlawn Cemetery, a 2-acre (0.81 ha) parcel roughly encompassing the present cemetery's southern half, was acquired in 1856. A receiving tomb was built the same year, and the first burial took place in 1857. The Soldiers Memorial was dedicated in 1866 to the community's American Civil War dead. By 1918 further land acquisitions had given the cemetery most of its present configuration, and Ellingwood Chapel was built in 1920, to a design by the architectural firm of Cram and Ferguson. It was funded by Mary Johnson, in honor of her late husband's parents, Joseph Johnson, Jr. and Joanna Ellingwood Johnson. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts References External links Media related to Greenlawn Cemetery (Nahant, Massachusetts) at Wikimedia Commons
Greenwood Union Church

Greenwood Union Church is a historic church at 4 Oak Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The church was built in 1884 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. History and description The early beginnings of the Greenwood Union Church can be traced through historical records to the mid-1850s when the Sunday School was organized under the leadership of Henry Degan. The founders met in the unoccupied room of the Greenwood School House (also referred to as the old Hose House). After the First Congregational Society of Greenwood was organized in 1873, the members immediately began planning for a building of their own. When the school department needed their meeting room, they set out to find land, subsequently purchasing some land from the Joseph Eaton estate on Oak Street. Architects Wait & Cutter were commissioned to design the church, and the foundation was laid in November 1884. The ground floor of the building was in use by 1885. The upper floors were not completed until 1895, with a dedication held on February 27, 1895. The Greenwood Union Church was organized on November 19, 1903. In 1907, a one-story addition provided classrooms and a two-story addition provided a parlor for the Ladies' Aid society. Extensive remodeling and another addition, which extended the building twenty-two feet (6.7 m) closer to Oak Street, began in 1920. The front of the sanctuary became the side and the new front faced back to the hill. The dedication was held on April 16, 1922. In 1944, a Parish House Fund was established which resulted in the purchase of the neighboring Willard Eaton property in 1952. In January 1956, the church secured the corner lot at Oak and Main Street for further expansion, and the cornerstone of the new building was laid on September 25, 1960. The dedication took place in March 1961. As of 2021, the church has been purchased and renamed Restoration Road Church. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Wakefield, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts References
Guenther & Handel's Block

The Guenther & Handel's Block is a historic commercial building at 7—9 Stockbridge Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1845 by Elam Stockbridge, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the city's downtown area, and one of its rare examples of Greek Revival commercial architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Description and history The Guenther & Handel's Block is located near the southern end of the built-up commercial downtown area of Springfield. It is on the east side of Stockbridge Street just north of its junction with Main Street, from which it is separated by the Colonial Block. It is a three-story brick building with vernacular Greek Revival styling. Its facade is essentially five bays in width, although the upper two floors only have windows in the three rightmost bays. The ground floor is arranged with a storefront in the right three bays, with display windows in the inner two and the entrance on the right. The building's left bays are both occupied by doors. The block was built in 1845, and is one of the oldest commercial buildings in downtown Springfield. It was built for Elam Stockbridge, who laid out and began to develop Stockbridge Street in 1839. In the 1880s the ground floor business was a grocery shop, which in 1913 was acquired and operated by Emil Guenther and his brother-in-law, Richard Handel. The grocery operation had a local reputation for high-quality goods from around the world, and used the second floor of the building as a kitchen. It remained within the family and at the same location until 1972; the business was sold out of the family and moved to other premises in 1973. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Springfield, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts References
Gunners Exchange Pond

Gunners Exchange Pond is a 29-acre (120,000 m2) pond in the southern part of South Pond village in Plymouth, Massachusetts within the Eel River watershed, southeast of Boot Pond, southwest of Island Pond, and northeast of Myles Standish State Forest. The outflow is Hoyts Pond, which is connected to Gunners Exchange Pond. A portion of the Massasoit National Wildlife Refuge lies along the shoreline of this pond. Gunners Exchange Pond was named for the fact gunners met there before embarking on a hunt. References External links Environmental Protection Agency South Shore Coastal Watersheds - Lake Assessments
Leonard, Shaw & Dean Shoe Factory

The Leonard, Shaw & Dean Shoe Factory is a historic industrial property located at Rice and Peirce Streets in Middleborough, Massachusetts. Built in 1896 and repeatedly enlarged before 1911, it was home to one of the town's major employers. Now converted to residential use, the factory complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. Description and history The former Leonard, Shaw & Dean Shoe Factory is located in a mixed industrial-residential area in Middleborough, at the northeast corner of Peirce and Rice Streets. It is a U-shaped complex of industrial buildings, three stories in height. They are mostly of wood frame construction, and are covered either by low-pitched gabled roofs or shed roofs. In the center of the U is a brick boiler house, and there is a brick elevator tower at the western end of the southern leg of the U. The oldest portion of the complex was built in 1896 by Cornelius Leonard and Samuel Shaw, who had joined forces to begin a shoe manufactory in 1892 which was first located in leased space on Jenks Street. This oldest section paralleled Peirce Street, and the major elements of the U shape were added in 1905 and 1911. The boiler house was added in 1907, and the elevator house sometime after 1925. Leonard and Shaw took on W. Henry Dean as a partner in 1897, and operated here until 1933, when manufacturing was moved to Centre Street after a series of corporate mergers. In the 1950s the building was occupied by Bay State Specialties, and manufacturer of advertising materials. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts References
H. M. Van Deusen Whip Company

The H. M. Van Deusen Whip Company is an historic factory building at 42 Arnold Street in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA. Built in 1917, it is the last purpose-built whip factory to be built in Westfield, which was nationally known as "Whip City". The building, used until 1930 for whip production, was also somewhat retardaire in design, using late 19th-century construction methods. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Description and history The H. M. Van Deusen Whip Company is located on the western side of downtown Westfield, on the south side of Arnold Street between Elm and Washington Streets. It is a long rectangular 3-1/2 story building, constructed with load-bearing brick walls. A stair tower projects midway on the long side, and a single-story brick office addition is attached to the north side. Windows are set in segmented-arch openings, and it is covered by a low-pitch gabled roof. The factory was the last of Westfield's major whip factories to be built (1917). Henry Martin Van Deusen began making whips in 1872 in Southfield, and moved to Westfield in 1880. He partnered with John Pomeroy in the whipmaking business until 1902, when he acquired Pomeroy's shares in the business. In 1925, with the decline in demand for whips occasioned by the success of the automobile, Van Deusen converted the factory to the production of lawn swings. He died in 1930, and his son lost many of his inherited assets during the Great Depression. The factory was acquired by Stanley Home Products, which used it as its corporate headquarters into the 1960s. In the 1980s it was acquired by a developer and converted to apartments. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts Sanford Whip Factory Westfield Whip Manufacturing Company References
H. Warren House

The H. Warren House is a historic house in Somerville, Massachusetts. The two story wood-frame house was built c. 1870, probably by J. K. Moore, a local cabinet maker. It is one of the finest Second Empire structures in the Winter Hill area of the city. The mansard roof is pierced by numerous gabled and pedimented dormers, the cornice is lined with dentil molding and studded with brackets, and the house corners have quoins designed to resemble stonework. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerville, Massachusetts References
Hadwen Arboretum

The Hadwen Arboretum is a 26-acre (11 ha) forest located in the Columbus Park neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts. The front entrance is situated on Lovell St. and the arboretum contains many heritage trees that were originally planted by its caretaker Obadiah Hadwen. The property is owned and maintained by nearby Clark University. The mid-point of the East-West Trail, a 14-mile (23 km) trek connecting 20 green spaces throughout Worcester, is located in the Hadwen Arboretum. There is also a community garden cared for by the Regional Environmental Council. History The Hadwen Arboretum is named for its previous owner, Obadiah Hadwen. Hadwen had been Commissioner of the Worcester Department of Parks and Recreation and President of the Worcester County Horticultural Society. After buying the property in 1843, Hadwen built a farmhouse where he ran a vegetable and milk stand. The old foundation still lies alongside the Magnolia Trail. Upon his death in 1907, Hadwen’s land was willed to Clark University. He wished the land to be “forever kept for the purpose of educating students in Agricultural, Historical, and Arboreal knowledge scientific and practical.” In 1931 his daughter, Amie Coes willed a neighbouring plot of land to Clark University, expanding the Arboretum and connecting it to a network of trails by Coes Reservoir. Despite some interest in selling, Clark University continues to own the property after its Board of Trustees firmly decided against it in 1985. In the absence of management over the years, care and use of the Arboretum diminished to an unwelcoming state. This changed in 2019 when city officials, Clark grounds staff, faculty and students began working together in the ongoing process of revitalizing the Arboretum’s accessibility to the Worcester community. New trails, signage, and an outdoor classroom have been built. Clark has collaborated with the Worcester Tree Initiative at Tower Hill Botanic Garden to plant new trees and shrubs in the Arboretum, likely the first planting to occur in over 50 years. Ecology Hadwen planted more than a hundred different varieties of tree species, some of which still survive to this day. Several of these species are rare in New England, including Magnolia acuminata, Cladrastis kentukea, and Sciadopitys. Spring wildflowers, such as blue squill, are also of note. Invasive species have rapidly proliferated and threaten the site's high plant diversity. References External links Official website
Newton Highlands station

Newton Highlands station is a surface-level light rail station located in Newton, Massachusetts on the Green Line D branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. History The Brookline Branch of the Boston and Worcester Railroad was extended west to Newton Upper Falls by the Charles River Branch Railroad in November 1852. A flag stop was located at Oak Hill (later Newton Highlands). The Boston and Albany Railroad depot was designed by H. H. Richardson in collaboration with landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, and was completed in June 1887 shortly after Richardson's death. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1976, and is part of the Newton Railroad Stations Historic District. Commuter rail service on the line ended in 1958; it reopened as a light rail station on July 4, 1959. The station's interior, occupied by an auto parts store for years, is being renovated and is partially occupied by a periodontist's office. It is not used as a passenger waiting area, although the building's eaves provide some shelter for outbound passengers. Renovations Newton Highlands station has three entrances – ramps from Walnut Street and Station Avenue, and stairs from Hyde Street – all to the outbound platform. Passengers must cross the tracks to reach the inbound platform. The station formerly had low platforms and the ramps were steeper than regulations allow, making the station not fully accessible; however, portable lifts were present to provide partial accessibility. Design for a fully accessible renovation reached 30% in October 2015. The project will make the two existing ramps accessible, add an accessible ramp from Hyde Street to the inbound platform, and raise the platforms. In 2019–20, a temporary accessible ramp and platform sections were built to make the station accessible while it was used as a terminal during track work on the line. By December 2022, design was to completed that month; the project was expected to be advertised for bidding in early 2023, with construction beginning after midyear. Design was not completed until 2023; by November 2023, the project was expected to be bid in early 2024 with construction beginning that fall. Construction planning indicated that the project would require part of the line to be shut down for several dozen weekends, which would have been infeasible. As of December 2025, the MBTA plans to install additional crossovers on the line in 2027 to allow for single-track operations. Construction at Newton Highlands would not begin until that project is completed. Reconstruction of Newton Highlands is expected to cost $30 million. References External links MBTA – Newton Highlands MBTA – Newton Highlands Station Accessibility Improvements
Newton Highlands (Metro de Boston)

Newton Highlands es una estación en el Ramal D de la línea Verde del Metro de Boston. La estación se encuentra localizada en 1170 Walnut Street en Boston, Massachusetts.​ La estación Newton Highlands fue inaugurada el 4 de julio de 1959. La Autoridad de Transporte de la Bahía de Massachusetts es la encargada por el mantenimiento y administración de la estación. Descripción La estación Newton Highlands cuenta con 2 plataformas laterales y 2 vías. Conexiones La estación es abastecida por las siguientes conexiones: Rutas de autobuses: 59 Referencias Enlaces externos Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Newton Highlands. Estación Newton Highlands Líneas y estaciones del Metro de Boston
Hall Tavern

Hall Tavern is an historic tavern at 20 Gray Gardens West Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Now converted to residential use, this two story Federal style wood-frame building was built in sometime in the late 1790s in Duxbury, Massachusetts, and was moved to this location in 1930. The building is one of a number that were moved in order to preserve them in the early decades of the 20th century, and it is now one of the centerpieces of the Gray Gardens subdivision. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References
Kendall Hotel

The Kendall Hotel, or The Kendall Hotel, is a boutique hotel on Main St. in the Kendall Square area of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It repurposed a firehouse built in 1895: it was once the Engine 7 Firehouse. The Daily Telegraph's online review terms it a "gorgeous Victorian firehouse turned boutique hotel near buzzy Kendall Square" and asserts that its "Black Sheep restaurant is a gem". The building was originally designed to support horse-drawn fire-fighting equipment. It served in fire protection from 1895 to 1993, its role replaced by a modern fire station in Central Square. The building was renovated starting in 2000. Renovation involved moving the original three-story firehouse closer to the street, adding a seven-story tower behind, and restoring two cupolas. After opening in 2002, it was expanded in 2007 with the addition of a second seven-story tower. The hotel is a member of the Historic Hotels of America. The owners have been honored by the Cambridge Historical Commission for the quality of their historic preservation efforts. The Washington Post in 2017 included "Kendall Hotel at the Engine 7 Firehouse" in a list of 23 American "hotel retrofits", as "part of a trend toward historic adaptive reuse that has travelers overnighting in former department stores, textile mills, an auto assembly plant and even a 19th-century jail.". Bradford incident On 8 August 1910, Gamaliel Bradford VII (18 June 1888 – 8 August 1910), a descendant of Pilgrim leader William Bradford, one of the first governors of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, and the son of biographer Gamaliel Bradford VI, checked into the Kendall Hotel around 10:15 AM, and told clerk John Hogan that he "needed to rest". At 10:30 AM, Bradford shot himself and was transported to nearby Framingham Hospital, where he died four hours later. It is believed that Bradford committed suicide after a young woman who was engaged to another man refused to marry Bradford instead. Bradford was 22 at the time of his death. Notes References