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Sanford Whip Factory

The Sanford Whip Company is a historic factory located at 330 Elm Street in Westfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1883, it was owned and operated by one of the whip-making business that led Westfield to become widely known as "Whip City". The building for many years housed a novelty toy manufacturer after the market for whips declined in the early decades of the 20th century. The factory was listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008, and as part of an expanded Westfield Center Historic District in 2013. It has been converted into affordable housing space. Description and history The former Sanford Whip Company building is located at the northern end of Westfield's main business district, across from Kane Park on the west side of Elm Street near Cowles Court. It is a 3+1⁄2-story brick building, with a slate roof with the gable facing the street, and it has modest Italianate decorations. It is 130 feet (40 m) long, with 17 window bays, and is four window bays wide. Windows are set in segmented-arch openings, with slightly projecting brickwork lintels with shoulders. The main building entrance is in the rightmost bay on the front facade; it is sheltered by a simple portico with square posts. The Sanford Whip Company was started by brothers Edwin and Fred Sanford in 1880, after involvement in the manufacture and sale of whips with other manufacturers based in New York. Originally located in a space on Mechanic Street, they purchased this parcel in 1882 (its previous buildings having been washed away in an 1878 flood) and had the factory built. The Sanfords operated independently until 1892, when they were consolidated into the United States Whip Company, who used the building primarily for storage. The building was eventually repurchased by a reconstituted Sanford Company in 1924 for the production of whips and novelty toys. That business operated until 2000, when the company folded. See also United States Whip Company Complex Westfield Whip Manufacturing Company H. M. Van Deusen Whip Company National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts References
Searles Hill Cemetery

The Searles Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery near the junction of Searles Hill Road and Old Queen Lake Road in Phillipston, Massachusetts. Established in 1777 on land donated by an early settler for the purpose in 1759, it is the town's oldest cemetery. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 2011. Description and history The Searles Hill Cemetery is located in rural southern Phillipston, on 3.3 acres (1.3 ha) on the east side of Searles Hill Road north of its junction with Old Queen Lake Road; the latter is historically part of a major east-west route through the area. The cemeter is roughly rectangular in shape, with 330 feet (100 m) of road frontage lined by a stone wall of cut granite about 4 feet (1.2 m) high. The wall is set off from the road by a row of mature maple trees, and has a single entry gate flanked by granite posts. Fieldstone walls line the other three sides of the property. There is no formal circulation pattern within the cemetery grounds, with most markers arrayed generally in lines, grouped by family. There is one family plot, that of the Stratton family, that is set off by a steel rail fence with granite posts. Most of the cemetery's 98 markers are made of slate or marble; the oldest dated marker is from 1777. Phillipston was originally part of Templeton, which was settled about 1750 and incorporated in 1762. Phillipston was separated from Templeton in 1786 as the town of Gerry, and was renamed Phillipston in 1814. The land for this cemetery was donated to the community in 1759 by Charles Baker, one of the first settlers in the area. It is the burial site of other early settlers, including members of the White family, and of at least four documented American Revolutionary War veterans. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References External links Media related to Searles Hill Cemetery (Phillipston, Massachusetts) at Wikimedia Commons
South Boston High School

South Boston High School was a public high school located in South Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was part of Boston Public Schools. The school closed in 2003, and its former facility is currently occupied by Excel High School. History South Boston High School was built on Telegraph Hill in Dorchester Heights in 1901. It was the first high school in the South Boston neighborhood. During the Boston busing crisis in the 1970s, several racial incidents took place at the school. On September 12, 1974, the first day of school, only 124 students attended. The school anticipated an enrollment of about 1,300. On November 20, several fights broke out in the school. It began when a White male student let a door slam in the face of a Black female student. An even more violent incident occurred several weeks later on December 11, when Michael Faith, a White male student, was stabbed by another student, a Black male. News of his stabbing spread quickly around the neighborhood, and by mid-afternoon, about 700 people had surrounded the school to confront the black students at the end of the school day. The students were able to escape when the crowd chased after three decoy buses. In 1975, the Boston School Committee was stripped of most of its control over Boston school integration. Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr. said that desegregation was not working at South Boston High School and accused the school committee of thwarting his court order. The school was placed into receivership that year under the administration of a district superintendent. South Boston High School continued to receive negative attention for the violence that erupted there in 1974. In 1980, Michael Tierney and Danis Terris founded and launched Mosaic, a publication consisting of autobiographical stories, photographs, and poetry from students at South Boston High School. The school building, now renamed the South Boston Education Complex, houses Excel High School. It is located on 95 G St. South Boston, MA. Notable alumni James "Whitey" Bulger, mobster (did not graduate) Forrester Blanchard Washington, Social Worker, Professor, Civil Rights Activist John Ferruggio, in-flight director who led the evacuation of Pan Am Flight 93 Raymond Flynn, Mayor of Boston John Kerrigan, Acting Mayor of Boston, Boston City Council Stephen Lynch, U.S. Congressman Bill McColgan, sportscaster Joe Moakley, U.S. Congressman Kevin Weeks, mobster References
Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic College for Boys

Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic College for Boys, also known as Saint Joseph's High School, is a historic school building at 760 Merrimack Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. The three-story brick Romanesque Revival building was built in 1892 to a design by Irish-American church architect Patrick W. Ford. The school was one of a number of Roman Catholic institutions built to serve Lowell's burgeoning French-American community, a significant portion of which had settled in "The Acre", as the neighborhood is known. In 1991 the school was merged with other local Catholic schools to form the Lowell Catholic High School. The diocese sold the building in 1997 to a local nonprofit, which converted it to residential use. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Lowell, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts References
Swansea Friends Meeting House and Cemetery

The Swansea Friends Meeting House and Cemetery, at 223 Prospect Street in Somerset, Massachusetts, are a pair of religious properties believed to include the oldest extant Quaker meetinghouse in the state, with the oldest surviving meetinghouse form in which the pulpit and entrance face each other across the building's short dimension (instead of the 19th century form, where they stand at opposite ends of the long dimension). The oldest portion of the building dates to 1702, when Somerset was part of Swansea. Originally only 24 feet (7.3 m) wide, the building was significantly enlarged in 1746, adding side bays and a second floor gallery. In the 19th century the balconies were closed off to provide office space. The cemetery adjacent to the meetinghouse is also believed to be of great age; its oldest dated marker is 1831, but 18th century Quaker practice did not generally include the laying of markers, so there are likely a number of unmarked early graves. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. In 2026, the National Trust for Historic Preservation listed the building, which has been closed for several years in need of rehabilitation, on their annual "America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places." See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts References
The Old Mill (Nantucket, Massachusetts)

The Old Mill is a historic windmill located at 50 Prospect Street in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Built in 1746, it is the oldest functioning mill in the United States. The mill is owned and operated by the Nantucket Historical Association as a museum. It is a contributing property of the Nantucket Historic District. In 1992, it was also designated as a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. History The Old Mill is the only survivor of four windmills that were once located along the range of hills on the west side of Nantucket Island. It is a smock type windmill built in 1746 by Nathan Wilbur, a local sailor who had spent time in Holland. Wilbur used oaken beams that had washed ashore from wrecked ships for much of the mill's framework, which is held together by wooden pins and scrap metal. In 1828, the Old Mill was sold to Jared Gardner for twenty dollars. By then it was in deplorable condition. However, instead of dismantling it, Gardner, a carpenter, restored the mill to working condition capable of grinding corn. The mill was sold once again in 1866 to John Francis Sylvia, who operated it for many years with his assistant Peter Hoy until it fell into disuse in 1892. In 1897 Caroline French purchased the mill at an auction for $850 and donated it to the Nantucket Historical Association. The Old Mill is 50 feet (15.24 m) high, with four vanes 30 feet (9.144 m) in length. The interior mechanism has a driving wheel at the top, connected to the blades. It has a fixed body containing machinery and a cap that turns to face the sails into the wind. Projecting from the driving wheel are wooden cogs that intersect with another set of wooden teeth in a vertical shaft, which in turn revolves the upper grindstone. A crude brake consisting of heavy oak beam attached by a rope and pulley to a box of stone weighing several hundred pounds was built to counteract the force of the wind. The box of stone can be raised or lowered to press the beam against the windmill shaft. Inside, seasonal visitors can watch the gears as corn is ground into meal, producing about 5 bushels an hour. Documentation of the restoration of the windmill is located at the Nantucket Historical Association's Research Center. References
Tyringham Cemetery

Tyringham Cemetery is a historic cemetery section just outside the historic center of Tyringham, Massachusetts. The 3.67 acres (1.49 ha) property lies on the west side of Church Street, opposite the Union Church. The historically designated portion of the cemetery excludes a 4 acres (1.6 ha) parcel that was purchased in the 2000s. Housatonic Township #1, of which Tyringham was a part, was settled in 1739, and was incorporated as Tyringham in 1767. Its original town center is located in Monterey, which separated in 1847. The current town center developed around the first meeting house to be built in the northern section of the township, around 1779. Its precise location is not known, but is believed to be within the bounds of the cemetery; one potential location is indicated by a stone marker. The cemetery is ringed by an iron picket fence donated in 1892 by the Hale family. It contains more than 800 gravestones, dating from 1797 to the present. The earliest stones were generally made for marble, which was quarried from nearby Berkshire County towns, while later monuments were made of granite. An unusually large number of markers (fourteen) are made of "white bronze", marketed by the Monumental Bronze Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut between 1874 and 1914. Two unusual markers are in the shape of truncated tree trunks, their inscriptions incised on scrolls that appear to be suspended from the top of the marker; perhaps in a contrast to their elaborate nature, they commemorate working-class individuals. Prominent burials in the cemetery include members of the Garland and Hale families, both of which have lineage to the town's early settlers. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Berkshire County, Massachusetts References External links Media related to Tyringham Cemetery (Tyringham, Massachusetts) at Wikimedia Commons
West Stockbridge Town Hall

West Stockbridge Town Hall is the seat of government of the town of West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. It is located at 9 Main Street. The two story Greek Revival building was built in 1854, and has retained much of its original woodwork and integrity despite its use for a variety of civic purposes in the time since its construction. The hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. Description and history West Stockbridge Town Hall is located in the village center of the town, on the east side of Main Street near its junction with Center Street. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame building, with a gabled roof parallel to the street and a clapboarded exterior. The ground floor of the street-facing facade is organized into three storefronts, with an upstairs entrance at the far left end. Each storefront consists of a center entrance flanked by sash windows. All four doorways are sheltered by gabled hoods supported by large angle brackets. Pilasters rise at the building corners to a cornice separating the first and second floors. The second story has five large and evenly spaced sash windows. One of the few prominent 20th century exterior alterations is the addition of a cupola in 1978 to house the bell of an 1878 schoolhouse. Although it was built with the idea that other businesses would also occupy parts of the building, the town has taken over the entire space, which now also includes the public library. The downstairs houses some town offices and the library, and the upstairs, which was originally a large open hall with a stage at one end, has been partitioned for further office space, although these changes are reversible. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Berkshire County, Massachusetts References
Wheeler-Harrington House

The Wheeler-Harrington House is a historic house located at 249 Harrington Avenue in Concord, Massachusetts. Description and history The 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame house was probably built around 1742, around the time of the marriage of Josiah and Mary Wheeler. It is the oldest known building in West Concord. It remained in Wheeler family hands until 1827, when it, along with 100 acres (40 ha) of farmland, was sold to Joseph Harrington, Jr., of Lexington. For thirty years (1877 to 1907) the farm was operated and maintained by his daughter, Lucy Harrington. In the 20th century, the farmstead was for fifty years in the hands of a single family, the LeBallisters, who operated a horse farm on land that had been reduced by subdivision. In 1974, the town acquired the house and 15 acres (6.1 ha) of farmland, extending from Harrington Road to the Assabet River. The house was restored by volunteers, and has since been rented by the town to tenant farmers. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 2013. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Concord, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts References
Woods Hole School

The Woods Hole School is a historic school building at 24 School Street in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States within the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a gable roof capped by a two-stage cupola with belfry. A gabled two-story section projects to the front, with a shed-roof porch sheltering the entry to its side. It has trim bands extending around the building at the tops and bottoms of its windows. The building, the second school built on the site, was built as a two-room structure in 1870, and enlarged to four classrooms in 1885. The architect for the expansion was Samuel D. Kelley and the contractor was Mead, Mason & Company of Concord, New Hampshire. In the summer, the Woods Hole School is the home of the Children's School of Science. In the winter, the Woods Hole School is the home of the Woods Hole Daycare Cooperative. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnstable County, Massachusetts References
Woodlawn Cemetery (Clinton, Massachusetts)

Woodlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Woodlawn Street in Clinton, Massachusetts. The oldest portion was laid out in 1853 by Joshua Thissell in the rural cemetery style popular at the time, and was one of the first municipal projects following the town's incorporation. It occupies a hilly parcel of over 33 acres (13 ha), about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the center of town. It was expanded twice, in the 1890s and in the 1920s. Prominent burials include Erastus and Horatio Bigelow, the town's early leading businessmen. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 2013. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References External links Woodlawn Cemetery at Find a Grave
WPA Field House and Pump Station

The WPA Field House and Pump Station is a historic water works facility on Henry Bailey Turner Road in Scituate, Massachusetts. The field house at Bound Brook Park was built in 1938–9 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, and is a rare historical recreational building in the town. The building is 1.5 stories, 38 feet (12 m) deep and 41 feet (12 m) wide, and built of stone with a slate side-gable roof. Its front facade is sheltered by a porch that lies under the roof and is supported by stone piers; there is a center entry that is flanked on each side by a window. The building was used for storage (in the basement) and for community group meetings, and was shuttered in 1981. In 2009 it was undergoing restoration. The building and its grounds were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts References
Oak Grove Cemetery (New Bedford, Massachusetts)

The Oak Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Parker Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It consists of two parcels, separated by Parker Street, northwest of the city's central business district. The older portion of the cemetery, that south of Parker Street, was established in 1843, while the northern section was acquired and developed between 1870 and 1896. Most of the cemetery is laid out in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style of winding lanes, although the northernmost section has a more open layout, made partly due to complaints about the cluttered nature of the rural cemetery style. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. Notable burials William P. Brownell (1839–1915) Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Richard Albert Canfield (1855–1914) businessman and gambler SGT William Harvey Carney (1840–1908) Civil War Medal of Honor recipient John Duffey (1836–1923) Civil War Medal of Honor Thomas D. Eliot (1808–1870) Civil War US Congressman Harry Stovey (1856–1937) Professional Baseball Player See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New Bedford, Massachusetts References External links Media related to Oak Grove Cemetery (New Bedford, Massachusetts) at Wikimedia Commons Oak Grove Cemetery at Find a Grave
Unitarian Church of Barnstable

The Unitarian Church of Barnstable is a historic church located on Old King's Highway Historic District in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The congregation was established in 1639, and the current building dates to 1907. A short walk from the church is Barnstable village and Barnstable Harbor. The senior minister, Rev. Dr. Kristen L. Harper, was the second woman of African descent to become a Unitarian Universalist minister. There is a pipe organ located in the sanctuary balcony and a church choir that sings during services. The congregation comes from a variety of religious and philosophical backgrounds including Catholic, Jewish, Protestant, Buddhist, agnostic, atheist, humanist, and others. The traditional weekly water communion portion of the Sunday service, which is open to anyone, is done with local beach stones. A children and youth ministry helps create the essential building blocks for a spiritual, loving, healthy, compassionate, and proactive community. The church is a designated "Welcoming Congregation" which means it is fully open to the needs and concerns of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender persons. The church is also a designated "Green Sanctuary". As such the church takes an active role in environmental issues and environmental justice. Twice a year the Green Sanctuary coordinates with the children of the church to celebrate Earth Day and to honor sustainable practices. In 2018 the church became the first in the nation to have solar panels facing a historic highway (Route 6A also known as The Olde King's Highway). References External links Official website
Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co.

The Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Company is a historic factory complex at 7 Marble Street in Whitman, Massachusetts. The Commonwealth Shoe Company was formed in 1885 by the merger of Charles H. Jones & Co. and Bay State Shoe & Leather Co. The company produced the hugely popular Bostonian shoe, known for its high quality and comfort. The Whitman factory complex was its original site. In 1968, Commonwealth Shoe and Leather merged with Kayser-Roth, which later sold the Bostonian shoe brand to British shoemaker Clarks in 1979. Clarks still produces shoes under the Bostonian brand. The factory complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts References