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Wickets Island

Wickets Island is a 4.6 acres (1.9 ha) island located in Onset Harbor in Wareham, Massachusetts. It is located 1,100 feet (340 m) from shore. History The island is named for Jabez Wicket, the Wampanoag who is said to have lived there in the late 18th century. The island was created during the end of the last glacial period and is a deposit of glacial moraine made up of coarse sand and soil that is a good producer of plant life, but unsuitable for agriculture. A house occupied Wickets Island from the 19th century until it burned down in 1981. In 2003, a developer purchased the island with plans to build a luxury home there. The Buzzards Bay Coalition purchased Wickets Island in 2016 as part of the developing Onset Bay Center, an on-the-water exploration center. The island is now permanently conserved and is being restored for public use for boating, paddling, quahogging, swimming, and beach exploration. References External links Wicket’s Island’s Place in Wareham’s History
Wiesner Building

The Wiesner building (Building E15) houses the MIT Media Lab and the List Visual Arts Center and is named in honor of former MIT president Jerome Wiesner and his wife Laya. The building is very box-like, a motif that is consistently repeated in both the interior and exterior design evoking a sense of boxes packed within each other. The building is notable for the level of collaboration between the architect and artists. It stands apart from the surrounding neighborhood with its flat, gridded skin make of white, modular metal panels. The building's exterior, designed by Kenneth Noland, is meant as a metaphor of technology through the grids of graph paper and number matrices while also quoting the corridor-like morphology of the rest of the MIT campus. Scott Burton, Alan Shields, and Richard Fleischner also collaborated extensively in the final design of the internal atria and external landscaping. The Wiesner Building in Cambridge, Massachusetts houses the MIT Media Lab, the Center for Bits and Atoms (Neil Gershenfeld's lab), the Department of Architecture's Program in Art, Culture and Technology (ACT, formerly the Visual Arts Program), the Comparative Media Studies (CMS) program and the List Visual Arts Center. It was designed by I.M. Pei & Partners. It is named in honor of former MIT president Jerome Wiesner and his wife Laya and was dedicated in 1985. The Wiesner Building is also known to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology community as Building E15. See also MIT Campus - Wiesner_Building References Notes Further reading Campbell, Robert; Cruikshank, Jeffrey (1985). "Artists and Architects Collaborate: Designing the Wiesner Building". MIT Committee on the Visual Arts. : Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Mitchell, William J. (2007). Imagining MIT: Designing a Campus for the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-13479-8.
Wigglesworth Building

The Wigglesworth Building is a historic building at 89-83 Franklin Street in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. The five-story Neo-Gothic Panel Brick building was constructed in 1873, and was one of the first buildings rebuilt after the Great Boston Fire of 1872. Designed by Nathaniel Bradlee of Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell, it features a curving red panel brick front with detailed sandstone panels. The top floor, added in 1885, is set back from the main facade and features arched windows. It was apparently designed by Peabody & Stearns, who did design work for the building after an 1884 fire. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts References
Wilbur Theatre

The Wilbur Theatre is a historic performing arts theater at 244–250 Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The Wilbur Theatre originally opened in 1914, but underwent renovations in 2008. The Wilbur Theatre sits in the heart of Boston's historic theater district and is known for hosting live comedy and music. The venue seats 1,093, but the main floor (orchestra level) has removable tables and seating, to create a general admission standing room (bringing capacity to 1,200). It features basic concessions, including a full bar, on each of the three floors (Orchestra, Mezzanine, Balcony). History Clarence Blackall built the theater in 1913, and it was opened the following year. The play Love and Kisses was given its premiere at the theater in 1963. The Wilbur was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and designated as a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1987. In 1998 SFX Entertainment (now Live Nation) bought the Boston theater properties of Jon B. Platt, which included the lease on the Wilbur. The lease ended in 2006. In 2007 the theater was put on the market. Bill Blumenreich, a former owner of the Comedy Connection in Quincy Market, leased the building in 2008. The theater continues to regularly host comedic and musical acts, as well as other events. Comedy specials The following specials were filmed at the Wilbur Theatre: See also National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts References Further reading Yearbook of the Boston Architectural Club, 1915. Includes illus. of Wilbur Theatre George McKinnon. "A born-again Wilbur will celebrate success." Boston Globe, 20 Jan 1980 Anthony J. Yudis. "Theatre plaza to spotlight the district." Boston Globe, 09 Oct 1983 External links Library of Congress. Drawing of Ye Wilbur Theatre, Tremont St. and Hollis St., Boston, Massachusetts, 1927. Boston Athenæum Theater History Archived April 14, 2021, at the Wayback Machine. Wilbur Theatre (1914–), 250–252 Tremont Street New York Public Library: Photo of interior, Wilbur Theatre, Boston, Mass., 20th century Program for the Wilbur Theatre, Boston (Oct. 1956) Bostonian Society: Photo of 244-272 Tremont Street, c. 1935 Photo of 250-268 Tremont Street, c. 1959 City of Boston, Landmarks Commission. Wilbur Theatre Study Report, 1983 Images
Wildwood Cemetery (Winchester, Massachusetts)

Wildwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Palmer and Wildwood Streets in Winchester, Massachusetts. The cemetery was founded in 1851 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. This cemetery was established using part of the $3000 gift from Colonel William P. Winchester that was donated on condition that the town be named after him. It was one of the first public spaces laid out after Winchester was incorporated, on land just west of the former Middlesex Canal. It is laid out in the rural cemetery fashion popular in the mid-19th century, with winding lanes a country landscaping. The designer was Amasa Farrier of neighboring Stoneham, who used as his inspiration the published works of Andrew Jackson Downing and John Claudius Loudon. Land was purchased in 1851, and was ready for use the following year. Older graves from the small cemetery at the First Congregational Church were transferred here in 1853. As a result, the oldest dated burials are in 1805. The entrance gateway was added as part of a landscape design developed by the Olmsted Brothers in 1937. Notable persons buried in the cemetery include Massachusetts Governor Samuel Walker McCall (1851–1923), Rev. Howard James Chidley (1878–1966), engineer Harold Kilbrith Barrows (1873–1954), linguist Joshua Whatmough (1897–1964), artist Joseph Foxcroft Cole (1837–1892), and artist Dana Pond (1881–1962). Other prominent burials include philanthropist and peace activist Edwin Ginn, local developer David Skilling, and Harrison Parker, owner of a local mill. It is also the burial ground for many members of locally prominent families, including members of the Symmes, Locke, Richardson, and Johnson families. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Winchester, Massachusetts References External links Media related to Wildwood Cemetery (Winchester, Massachusetts) at Wikimedia Commons Official website Wildwood Cemetery at Find a Grave
Willard Brook State Forest

Willard Brook State Forest is a publicly owned forest with recreational features located in the towns of Ashby and Townsend, Massachusetts. The forest's fast-running brook and tree stands of a classic New England nature give it a character more in line with that of the forests found farther west in the state. It is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. History The forest was established through state purchase of lands in 1930. While no Civilian Conservation Corps camp was established in this state forest, CCC workers from other areas were active here at various times from 1933 to 1940, developing recreational features at Damon Pond and Trap Brook Falls. Activities and amenities Forest trails are available for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling. The Friends Trail connects with the campground at Pearl Hill State Park. The forest also offers a campground, picnicking, swimming, fishing, and restricted hunting. References External links Willard Brook State Forest Department of Conservation and Recreation Willard Brook State Forest Trail Map Department of Conservation and Recreation
William Brattle House

The William Brattle House is an historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. It is one of the seven Colonial mansions described by historian Samuel Atkins Eliot as making up Tory Row, housing several prominent figures in early colonial history. It remains in use by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. History The house was built in 1727 for William Brattle, one of wealthiest men in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, the son of William Brattle and nephew of Thomas Brattle. After the 1774 incident known as the Powder Alarm, an angry mob surrounded the mansion and forced Brattle to flee to Boston. At the age of 70, Brattle left Boston for Halifax, Nova Scotia on Evacuation Day, March 17, 1776, and died a few months later on October 26, 1776. He was buried in the Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia). According to Edward Abbott, writing in 1859, General Brattle conveyed all his real estate in Cambridge, December 13, 1774, to his only surviving son, Major Thomas Brattle... By the persevering efforts of Mrs. Katherine Wendell, the only surviving daughter of General Brattle, the estate was preserved from confiscation, and was recovered by Major Brattle after his return from Europe,—having been proscribed in 1778, and having subsequently exhibited satisfactory evidence of his friendship to his country and its political independence. Nevertheless, the home was used temporarily as a headquarters by Thomas Mifflin and hosted a number of important figures from the early Revolutionary War period, including John Adams, who visited here before his trip to Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence. For a time, the William Brattle House was home to American journalist Margaret Fuller. Fuller's uncle Abraham owned the home at the time, and the Fuller family moved in shortly after Timothy Fuller's unsuccessful campaign for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts as an Anti-Mason. They arrived in September 1831 and left by April 1833. The young Fuller did not enjoy her time here and referred to the opulent home as her "gilded cage". While living here on Christmas Day 1834, she ran out of a church service and had the inspirational thought "that there was no self; that selfishness was folly" and that she must teach herself to "act in cooperation with the constraints of life". The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and included in an expansion of the Harvard Square Historic District in 1988. It is currently owned and maintained by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, a non-profit organization that was incorporated in 1938. CCAE also owns the historic Dexter Pratt House. Gallery See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References External links Media related to William Brattle House at Wikimedia Commons Brattle House listing at the Cambridge Historical Society
William Bryant Octagon House

The William Bryant Octagon House is a historic octagon house located at 2 Spring Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Built in 1850, it is the best-preserved of three such houses built in the town in the 1850s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Description and history The William Bryant Octagon House stands east of Stoneham's Central Square, at the northwest corner of Spring and Washington Streets. The setting is residential, but Washington Street is a busy artery, and the house stands just northeast of its junction with Pleasant Street, another artery. It is a two-story eight-sided structure, covered by a low-pitch hip roof with a central octagonal cupola. The walls are finished in wooden clapboards, and the house rests on a granite foundation. The roof has extended eaves studded with decorative brackets. The entry, set in the south-facing front facade, is sheltered by an open porch with decorative square posts and brackets, and there is a two-story addition projecting from the rear side of the house. The other faces of the build have sash windows set in simple molded frames on each floor. The house was built in 1850 by the Worcester Bros. firm for William Bryant, Jr., a shoecutter, and Lucinda A. (Hook) Bryant, his wife. It is one of three octagon houses built in Stoneham during the 1850s, and is the best preserved. Octagon houses were promoted by Orson Squire Fowler, and were an architectural fad during the 1850s. See also List of octagon houses National Register of Historic Places listings in Stoneham, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts References
William Cook House (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

The William Cook House is an historic house at 71 Appleton Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States of America. The 2+1⁄2-story brick house was built in 1877, and is distinctive as a transitional Stick style/Queen Anne building executed using a rare construction material (brick) for a residence in Cambridge. Queen Anne styling is evident in the varied massing and gables, and in the polychrome brick surface. It also has an extremely well preserved Victorian interior. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References
Mullins Center

The William D. Mullins Memorial Center, also known as the Mullins Center, is a 9,493-seat multi-purpose arena (10,500 for 360 concerts), located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, Massachusetts. The Mullins Center is the home of UMass Minutemen men's basketball, women's basketball, and men's ice hockey. In addition, the venue hosts numerous concerts, family shows, theater shows, and commencements annually. Located adjacent to the Mullins Center is the Mullins Community Ice Rink, which is open for public skating and racquetball, while also serving as the home rink for the UMass women's ice hockey team. In 1985, William D. Mullins, a state representative from Ludlow, suggested that the university needed a multipurpose arena and convocation center to help expand the athletic program and assist in the university's growth. He died in 1986, but the state went ahead with the building of the complex, naming it for him. It replaced the Curry Hicks Cage, the 1930s-era basketball gymnasium, as home of the Minutemen basketball teams. In addition, it allowed the hockey team, which had been downgraded to club status since the late 1970s, to be elevated to Division I status. The Mullins Center is managed by Spectra, which manages over 70 different event arenas throughout the United States. Concerts and events The Mullins Center has hosted many performances over the years, including: Musical Family events Entertainers, miscellaneous events Sports See also List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas References External links Official website
Маллинс-центр

Маллинс-центр (англ. Mullins Center), полное название Мемориальный центр Уильяма Д. Маллинса (англ. William D. Mullins Memorial Center), — мультифункциональная арена, расположенная в кампусе университета Массачусетса в Амхерсете. Арена вместимостью 9493 человек является домашней площадкой для мужской и женской баскетбольных команду университета, а также для мужской хоккейной команды. Кроме того в «Маллинс-центре» проходят концерты, семейные шоу и театральные представления. К зданию прилегает Mullins Community Ice Rink — общественный каток и залы для занятия ракетболом, где свои домашние игры проводит женская хоккейная команда университета. Идею постройки многофункционального комплекса в университете предложил член палаты представителей от Лудлоу Уильям Маллинс в 1985 году, который считал, что строительство такого здания поможет развитию спортивных программ университета, а также общему развитию учебного заведения. Хотя Маллинс умер в 1986 году, руководство штата решило закончить начатое им дело и построить спортивное сооружение, которое впоследствии стало носить его имя. Новая спортивная арена заменила собой «Карри Хикс-кейдж» — баскетбольный зал, построенный в 1930-х годах, где баскетбольная команда «УМасс Минитмен» проводила свои домашние матчи. Кроме того, «Маллинс-центр» смог принимать хоккейные матчи, что позитивно сказалось на местной хоккейной программе, которая в конце 1970-х годов вылетела из первого дивизиона NCAA. Управлением сооружения занимается компания Global Spectrum, выполняющая подобную функцию в более чем 70 спортивных сооружениях на всей территории США. Примечания Ссылки Mullins Center website University of Massachusetts Amherst Athletics Global Spectrum Comcast Spectacor
William Dean Howells House (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

The William Dean Howells House is a house built and occupied by American author William Dean Howells and family. It is located at 37 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The house was designed by Howell's wife, Elinor Mead, and occupied by the family from 1873 to 1878. Authors including Mark Twain, Henry James, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Thomas Bailey Aldrich visited the Howells in this house, as did U.S. President James Garfield, and Helen Keller lived there afterwards while attending school. History As early as August 1872, William Dean Howells wrote to his brother-in-law that he had purchased land on Concord Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts for 33 cents per square foot. The family moved into their new home there on July 7, 1873. Howells and his wife agreed it was "the prettiest house in Cambridge" and intended to live there for the rest of their lives. The Howells family left the home in 1878, after which they moved to Redtop in Belmont, Massachusetts. By 1900, they had purchased a home near Gloucester, Massachusetts. After Elinor Mead Howells died in May 1910, Howells considered moving back to the Concord Avenue home with his daughter Mildred. Without Mrs. Howells, however, they found it "dreadful in its ghostliness and ghastliness" and, further, that the area had become noisy since the addition of two trolley lines nearby. Before moving to the Concord Avenue house, the Howells family had lived in other Cambridge homes. From 1866 to 1870, they lived in a house (built in 1857) a few blocks north of Harvard University, at 41 Sacramento Street and from 1870 to 1872 they lived at 3 Berkeley Street. The Sacramento Street house is not on the National Register of Historic Places, but does have a Cambridge municipal landmark designation. In recent times, this house fell into very serious disrepair, but was in 2011 restored by a local historic-restoration-specialist builder, after consultations with the City of Cambridge Historical Commission. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts Redtop (Belmont, Massachusetts), another Howell residence, and a National Historic Landmark References William Dean Howells (1837-1920): Chronology William Dean Howells, Literary Friends and Acquaintance: A Personal Retrospect of American Authorship, Harper & Brothers, 1900, page 209. Helen Keller, The Story of My Life: Part II. Letters (1887–1901), Letter to Mrs. Laurence Hutton, October 8, 1896. External links William Dean Howells House at Cambridge Office for Tourism City of Cambridge evaluation, 2008 The William Dean Howells Society http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/howells/index.html
William F. Bradbury House

The William F. Bradbury House is an historic house at 369 Harvard Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The three-story brick Second Empire house was built in 1877 by William F. Bradbury, head master of the Cambridge Latin School. The pressed brick construction was rare for Cambridge at the time, and the house is now one of the few single family houses of the period to remain on Harvard Street, which was once lined by single-family houses. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References
William F. Tuckerman House

The William F. Tuckerman House is a historic house located at 63 Harvard Avenue in Brookline, Massachusetts. Description and history The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1856, and is a well-preserved local example of high-style Italianate design. It has a low-pitch gable roof, with dentil moulding in the gable eave, and a round-arch window near the apex of the gable. The roof cornice has paired brackets, and the front porch, which extends across the three-bay front of the main block, is supported by square posts with brackets. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1985. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Brookline, Massachusetts References
William Foster House

The William Foster House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. The core of this house is a three-bay two-story late First Period structure built c. 1720. It was added onto about 1750, adding a two-story one-room ell to the southwest corner of the house. A new chimney core was added on the north side late in the 18th century, and a second two-story wing was added on the northwest. Although the house is traditionally dated to c. 1660 (with ownership of the land traced to 1635), the stylistic construction techniques indicate a later construction date. The house is also notable for housing a boys' school in the later years of the 18th century, operated by William Foster for students who could not qualify for Phillips Academy. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Andover, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts References