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Foxborough Pumping Station

The Foxborough Pumping Station is a historic water pumping station at 25 Pumping Station Road in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Its main pumphouse was designed by Ernest N. Boyden, a regionally known architect of water supply systems, and was built in 1891; it is a brick structure with Queen Anne styling. The station also includes several historic wells, a period garage, and the man-made Fales Pond, a once-dammed section of the Neponset Reservoir near the pumphouse. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Description and history The Foxborough Pumping Station is located at the end of Pumping Station Road in northern Foxborough. It is located on 26.6 acres (10.8 ha), which include Fales Pond, now a section of the Neponset Reservoir, which impounds the headwaters of the Neponset River. The principal visible features of the station are its 1891 pumphouse, a Late Victorian brick building designed by Ernest N. Boyden, and a 1953 storage garage. Other features include several drilled wells dating to 1948, and a now-abandoned well field dating to the pumphouse's construction. The town of Foxborough, initial an agricultural town, grew as an industrial center in the 19th century, specializing in the manufacture of straw hats. The town's industrial owners and the rise in population led to the need for a reliable public water supply for improved public health and the fire protection of important industrial assets. After a report on the matter was issued in 1879, it lay dormant until 1889, when proposals were made after the construction of the Foxborough State Hospital renewed calls for improved fire protection. A proposal for the present siting of the station was approved by the town in 1891. Ernest N. Boyden, then already known for his designs of other public water supply pumping stations, was retained to design the new facility. Twenty-four shallow wells were dug to draw groundwater, which the main pump then distributed. In 1948 these were replaced by three deep wells, which draw from the aquifer underlying the Neponset Reservoir. A fourth well was drilled in 1972, replacing the #2 well, whose casing had cracked. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk County, Massachusetts References
Francis B. Austin House

The Francis B. Austin House is a historic house at 58 High Street in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Built about 1832 and restyled in the 1860s, it is a good local example of Second Empire architecture. The Austins, for whom it was built, were prominent local landowners and businessmen. The house, converted into multiunit housing in the 20th century, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Description and history The Francis B. Austin House stands in a densely built residential area of Charlestown, at the southwest corner of High and Wood Streets, west of Monument Square. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a clapboarded exterior and a mansard roof providing space for a full attic level. A rear ell is two stories in height, with a gabled roof. The house stands on a stone foundation. Its front facade is five bays wide, with windows framed by shouldered moulding. The mansard roof is pierced by three dormers with rounded tops. The main entrance is at the center, sheltered by a projecting with paired square columns that have chamfered corners and paneled bases. The interior of the building has been extensively altered over the years. The house was built about 1832 by William Austin, a prominent local landowner, as a duplex he shared with a ship's captain until his death in 1841. Originally covered by a gable roof, it was extensively altered about 1865 by Austin's son Francis, creating the mansard roof and giving it its Second Empire exterior. William Austin served Charlestown in the state legislature, and Francis was a local merchant, dealing in wholesale dry goods and also in iron and steel. For much of the 20th century the house was used as a rooming house, prior to its conversion into apartments. Gallery See also National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts References
Francis Buttrick Library

The Waltham Public Library is the public library of the city of Waltham, Massachusetts. Its main location is in the Francis Buttrick Library, an architecturally significant Georgian Revival building built in 1915, funded by a bequest from Francis Buttrick, a major landowner in the city. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Architecture and history The Buttrick Library building is located on the north side of Main Street, between Exchange and Spring Streets. The front portion of the building, its historic portion, is a tall single-story brick structure, with round-arch windows and a projecting semicircular entry pavilion. The building is topped by a balustrade. Additions extend the building to the rear, providing space for modern stacks and services. The Waltham Public Library was established in 1865 with a gift of 3,700 volumes from the Rumford Institute for Mutual Instruction, an 1826 organization established by the proprietors of the Boston Manufacturing Company as a service to its employees. It grew over the rest of the 19th century by the gifts of other collections, and was at first housed in the Welch Building at Charles and Moody Streets. In 1894, Francis Buttrick, then the city's largest landowner, bequested funds for the construction of a permanent home. The oldest portion of the building was designed by the Boston firm Loring & Leland, and was completed in 1915, it having taken twenty years to locate and acquire a suitable parcel of land. A gallery space was added in 1933, and a modern addition made to the rear later in the 20th century. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Waltham, Massachusetts References External links Official website
Francis William Bird Park

Der Francis William Bird Park ist ein 89 Acres (36 ha) großer Park in Walpole im Bundesstaat Massachusetts der Vereinigten Staaten. Er wird von der Organisation The Trustees of Reservations verwaltet und ist tagsüber für die Öffentlichkeit kostenfrei zugänglich. Der Name des Parks bezeichnet jedoch keinen Vogelpark, wie es die naheliegende Übersetzung von Bird zunächst vermuten lässt, sondern geht auf seinen Erbauer Charles Sumner Bird, Sr. zurück. Geschichte Der Park wurde im Jahr 1925 vom Industriellen Charles Sumner Bird, Sr. und seiner Frau Anna als Naherholungsgebiet für die Arbeiter der umliegenden Fabriken eingerichtet. Sie gaben dem Park den Namen ihres Sohns Francis William Bird (1888–1918), der im Alter von 30 Jahren an der Spanischen Grippe gestorben war. Zur Gestaltung des Parks beauftragten sie John Nolen, der Zeitgenosse von Charles Eliot und Protegé von Frederick Law Olmsted war. Seine Vision der Parkgestaltung beschrieb er als einen „Platz zum Atmen - eine Kombination aus weiten, sonnendurchfluteten und mit schattigen Lichtungen durchsetzten Grünflächen sowie mit hohen Bäumen bewachsenen Hügeln; all dies zur Musik eines murmelnden Baches“. Der Francis William Park Trust schenkte den Park im Jahr 2003 den Trustees zur weiteren Verwaltung. Schutzgebiet Bis zum Erwerb des Geländes durch die Trustees wurde der Park durch den Francis William Park Trust verwaltet und unterlag keinen besonderen Schutzbestimmungen. Die Trustees erklärten ihn 2003 zum Schutzgebiet, nahmen schrittweise Instandsetzungen und Modernisierungen vor und erließen Nutzungsbedingungen für die Besucher, die auch eine umfangreiche Liste von Verboten beinhalten. Insgesamt stehen auf dem Parkgelände 3 mi (4,8 km) an Wanderwegen zur Verfügung. Der Park ist so ausgelegt, dass er zugleich zur Erholung und zu Aktivitäten einlädt – insbesondere können Spielplätze, Tennisplätze, Basketballfelder sowie ein kleiner Badesee genutzt werden. Bei den Pflanzen dominiert der Rot-Ahorn, jedoch gibt es auch Weymouth-Kiefern, Roteichen, Amerikanische Weiß-Eichen, Gelb-Birken und Kanadische Hemlocktannen zu sehen. Siehe auch Liste der Schutzgebiete der Trustees of Reservations Weblinks Francis William Bird Park bei TripAdvisor Einzelnachweise
Francis William Bird Park

Francis William Bird Park is an 89-acre (36-hectare) landscaped and waterscape park located in Walpole, Massachusetts. The Trustees of Reservations owns and maintains the park. Features include over 3 miles (4.8 km) of walking and bicycle paths that wind through the park, traversing streams across granite bridges and passing through rolling lawns punctuated with mature shade trees, groves, and ponds. Facilities at the park include bike racks, benches, trash receptacles, public restroom (open seasonally), a "tot lot" with children's play equipment, four tennis courts, a basketball backboard, and an outdoor stage. As of June 2010, the "tot lot" no longer features a children's play area. A parking lot is located on Polley Lane in East Walpole. History Bird Park was created and endowed in 1925 by local industrialist Charles Sumner Bird, Sr. and his wife Anna in memory of their eldest son, Francis William Bird who had died seven years earlier. Landscape architect and town planner John Nolen, a protégé of Frederick Law Olmsted, designed the park. A social reformer, Nolen believed that parks were critical to the health of urban residents and should be designed to provide a place of respite and relaxation in nature. In his original design plan, Nolen wrote that this park should be ... a sequestered breathing place in the heart of East Walpole ... a combination of broad, sun-swept meadowlands, speckled with shadowed glades, higher tree-screened knolls for the lover of shade, the whole set to the music of a babbling stream. For most of its history, the park was owned and maintained by the Francis William Park Trust. By the later decades of the 20th century, parts of the park suffered badly from vandalism and neglect. In 1998, Irene Kennedy of Foxborough, Massachusetts, was murdered in the woods of the park. In 2003, DNA found on the victim was matched with that of Martin Guy, a pizza delivery man already incarcerated for the murder of his neighbor, Christopher Payne. A plaque in the ground under the park’s news board celebrates Kennedy's memory. The Trustees of Reservations gained possession of the property in 2002 and engaged in a number of renovations, including the planting of ornamental trees such as Cherry and Japanese Maple and the installation of flower beds. Recently, The Trustees of Reservations have begun the recreation of the Rhododendron Pathway through a memorial gift program. Ellis Field Recognizing the need for many forms of recreation, the Bird family provided a sister property for active sports when Bird Park was created. Now known as Ellis Field or Bird Athletic Field, this nearby 7-acre (28,000 m2) recreation area (at June and East Streets in Walpole) was originally used by workers from mills owned by the Bird family. It is currently used by the town for team sports. References External links Francis William Bird Park Management Plan (112 page PDF file) The Trustees of Reservations The Trustees of Reservations: Francis William Bird Park
Francis Wyman House

The Francis Wyman House is an historic house at 56 Francis Wyman Road in Burlington, Massachusetts. Built ca. 1730, the Wyman House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. On November 26, 1996, a fire severely burned the inside of the house. During the summer of 2012 the house was open to the public for the first time ever. The house was named as one of the 1,000 places to visit in Massachusetts by the Great Places in Massachusetts Commission. See also List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts References External links Media related to Francis Wyman House at Wikimedia Commons Francis Wyman Association Official site LOC Website, This is a link to the Library of Congress Historical American Buildings survey. You can find (6) photos and (12) architectural drawings from the 1930s. Wyman Genealogy Site, This link is to the Wyman Genealogy site, containing descendants of Francis and John Wyman of Westmill UK. and Woburn MA.
Frank W. Crane House

The Frank W. Crane House is a historic house at 11 Avon Way in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1902, on President's Hill, an affluent residential development made on land formerly part of the Adams family estate. It is a graceful Colonial Revival house, with a symmetrical three-bay facade. The front entry is sheltered by a portico, supported by doubled Doric columns, and is topped by a low balcony with urn-shaped balusters. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Quincy, Massachusetts References
Franklin B. Jenkins House (Middle Street, Stoneham, Massachusetts)

The Franklin B. Jenkins House is a historic house at 9 Middle Street in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, at which time its address was listed as 2 Middle Street. At that time it was noted for its Greek Revival features, including corner pilasters and a front portico which includes pilasters and sidelights flanking the door. Subsequent residing of the house has obscured or eliminated most of these details (see photo). The house was built for Franklin B. Jenkins, partner in the shoe manufacturer Jenkins and Vinton. He later built a more elaborate house (also National Register-listed) on Chestnut Street. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Stoneham, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts References
Franklin Park Zoo

Der Franklin Park Zoo befindet sich in der Stadt Boston im US-Bundesstaat Massachusetts. Er ist Mitglied der Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Geschichte Der Franklin Park Zoo ist ein 29 Hektar großes Gelände im historischen Franklin Park in Boston, der Teil des Emerald Necklace Park Systems ist. Der Zoo wurde 1912 gegründet und zunächst von der Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), einer staatlichen Behörde, geleitet. Nach der Gründung der Commonwealth Zoological Corporation wurde der Franklin Park Zoo gemeinsam mit dem Stone Zoo als „Zoo New England“ verwaltet. Die Finanzierung der Zoos setzt sich aus Eintrittsgeldern der Besucher, staatlichen Zuschüssen sowie Spenden zusammen. Die Zoos New England legen einen gemeinsamen Jahresbericht vor. Im Fiskaljahr 2019/2020 besuchten mehr als 708.000 Gäste die beiden Zoos, in denen 1558 Tiere gehalten wurden. Tierbestand Im Zoo werden Säugetiere, Reptilien, Vögel und Insekten gezeigt. 91 Arten wurden im Jahr 2020 nach dem Artenschutzprogramm Species Survival Plan in den New England Zoos aktiv unterstützt. Nachfolgende Bilder zeigen einige ausgewählte Tierarten. Anlagen Die einzelnen Anlagen des Zoos sind nach geographischen oder klimatischen Gesichtspunkten zusammengestellt. Zu den Hauptsektionen zählen: In tropischen Regionen lebende Arten (Tropical Forest); Tiere, die Steppengebiete bevorzugen (Serengeti Crossing und Giraffe Savannah); Bewohner von Wüsten, außerdem Großkatzen (Kalahari Kingdom) sowie Freiflughallen und Volieren für Vögel (Birds World). Saisonal werden Schmetterlinge gezeigt (Butterfly Landing). Für Kinder gibt es Begegnungen mit Tieren aus heimatlichen Regionen und Haustieren auf einem Bauernhof (Natures Neighborhood und Franklin Farm). Viele Szenen des Spielfilms Der Zoowärter (Zookeeper) wurden in den Anlagen des Franklin Park Zoos gedreht. Weblinks franklin-park-zoo-celebrates-100-years/ – 100 Jahre Franklin Park Zoo Einzelnachweise
Franklin Street Park

Franklin Street Park is an urban neighborhood park in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The park is a house-sized lot in the Riverside neighborhood on 495 Franklin Street between Bay Street and Hancock Street. History The site that the park now inhabits used to be an unused area paved with concrete. The site measured 4,400 square feet (410 m2), which downsloped from the street into a dark and overgrown plot that had become a campsite for the homeless. To improve this situation the Cambridge Community Development Department began renovations in 2002. These renovations had the stated goal of transforming the park into a small urban oasis. The Cambridge Community Development Department finished renovations in 2003. Awards The American Society of Landscape Architects in its national publication Landscape Architecture bestowed upon the park its "Editor's Choice" award in its July 2004 issue. They granted the award in part for the incorporation of sculptures in the park's design. External links Cambridge Community Development Department Concept Plan Concept Features Poster 1 Concept Features Poster 2 Footnotes
Fred Holland Day House

The Fred Holland Day House is a historic house located at 93 Day Street in Norwood, Massachusetts. Description and history The Day House was originally built in 1859 for Lewis Day, a Boston tanner, and wife Anna (Smith) Day. Architect Benjamin F. Dwight designed the house in the Second Empire style, with a high mansard roof and cupola. Dwight was also the architect of nearby Oak View, begun in 1868. During 1890-92 the Day House was rebuilt at the direction of the Days' son, F. Holland Day, who hired Boston architect J. Williams Beal to remodel the house in the Tudor Revival style. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-framed house, with complex massing and a busy roofline with gables of various size. Its ground floor is finished in stone, and the upper levels have the half-timbering typical of the Tudor Revival style. It now houses the Norwood Historical Society and is open to the public for touring. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1977, for its architecture as well as its association with Day, a notable photographer and publisher. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk County, Massachusetts References External links Norwood Historic Society
Frederick Ayer Mansion

The Frederick Ayer Mansion is a National Historic Landmark on 395 Commonwealth Avenue in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The mansion was the home of Frederick Ayer, owner of the American Woolen Company, and features well preserved design work by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Historical significance The Ayer Mansion was built in 1900, designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany in a partnership with Alfred J. Manning. It is one of three surviving examples of Tiffany designed interiors. The other two sites are the Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain House) in Hartford, Connecticut (1881), and the Ferry House in Seattle, Washington (1903–1906). What makes the Ayer Mansion so unusual is that Tiffany also designed exterior mosaics for the property. The only other building known to have included this feature by Tiffany was his private residence, Laurelton Hall, which was destroyed in a fire in the 1950s. Individual components from Laurelton Hall survive in museums, but the Ayer Mansion is now the only place that has intact in situ interior and exterior components designed by Tiffany. The mansion was sold by the family after Frederick's death in 1918 and converted to office space. The Trimount Foundation and Bayridge Residence and Cultural Center, affiliates of the Roman Catholic Opus Dei organization, purchased the Ayer mansion and adjacent buildings in 1964. They are currently operated as private residential facilities for area college students, although tours are occasionally given of the public spaces where Tiffany-designed elements have been preserved. Preservation Since its purchase by the Trimount and Bayridge Residence and Cultural Center, several renovations have been done to the buildings. The first renovation occurred in 1971–72 when the two buildings were joined. In 1999, Jean Carroon Architects conducted an assessment of the building's preservation needs as well as a detailed proposal on how to achieve it. The first of the projects outlined was the restoration of a 24-foot lay light which had been concealed for fifty years. Also renovated was the front living room in 2000. The drop ceiling installed when the building was converted into offices was removed to reveal the original floral-patterned ceiling, and the parquet floor was also restored. The mosaic on the interior hall was restored in 2002. Currently, efforts are being made to restore the exterior of the building. The project will include repairing 4 out of the 7 mosaics on the exterior balcony which have been damaged or lost due to water infiltration; recreation of the two missing stained-glass screens on the first floor; restoration of the remaining window on the first floor; and recreation of the missing stained-glass screen along the top floor. Gallery See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Boston National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts References External links National Register Listing information Registration Form
Frederick Fiske and Gretchen Osgood Warren House

The Frederick Fiske Warren and Gretchen Osgood Warren House, known to the family as The Hutch, is a historic house at 42 Bolton Road in Harvard, Massachusetts. Built in 1894, it was the summer home of Frederick Fiske Warren and Gretchen Osgood Warren, who organized a major enclave of Georgist single tax properties in Harvard. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Description and history The Warren House is located in a rural-residential part of Harvard south of the town center, on the west side of Bolton Road. The 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land on which it stands are separated from the road by subdivided portions of the former Warren estate, with only a narrow access drive connecting it to the street. The house is a large three-story frame structure, finished in wooden shingles. It has two substantial sections, one two stories in height and the other three, which are exposed to their full height on the west side of the sloping lot. The main entrance is on the east side, sheltered by a gabled portico. The interior is finished in rich Arts and Crafts finishes, and is organized with large public entertainment spaces on the upper level, with bedrooms and service areas on the lower levels. The house was built in 1894 as a summer home for Fiske Warren and his wife, Gretchen Osgood Warren. The Warrens were scions of Boston Brahmin families who moved in the circles of high Boston society. Fiske Warren was politically and personally eccentric, espousing anti-imperialism, in particular with respect to American involvement in The Philippines. In the 1890s he came to adopt the views of reformer Henry George on the subject of taxation, and sought to establish a community in Harvard that followed Georgist principles of land use, development, and taxation. Known as "Tahanto", the enclave, spanning several thousand acres scattered across parts of Harvard, was substantially supported and organized by Warren, and eventually declined and dissolved after his death in 1938. The parcel containing the house remained in the family into the 1970s, and is presently operated as a horse farm. In 1940, the house was renovated by W.P. Blodgett and A.F. Law Associated Architects of Boston, Massachusetts. During this renovation, the servants quarters, which were once a separate building with an attached upperstory walkway, were moved to the main building. The current two-car garage opposite the main entrance was created out of the foundation of the servant's quarters. A photograph of the house's pre-1940 configuration was published by the Harvard Historical Society in "The Harvard Album". See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References