page_title: Oakes Ames Memorial Hall
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Oakes Ames Memorial Hall / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The Town Hall, North Easton, Massachusetts Artist:Harry Fenn (American (born England), Surrey 1845–1911 Montclair, New Jersey) Geography:Made in Massachusetts, United States Medium:Black and brown ink and gouache, on paperboard Dimensions:19 3/4 x 13 5/16 in. (50.2 x 33.8 cm) Classification:Drawings Credit Line:Gift of Herbert Mitchell, 1996
context_page_description: Oakes Ames Memorial Hall is a historic hall designed by noted American architect H. H. Richardson, with landscaping by Frederick Law Olmsted. It is located on Main Street in the village of North Easton in Easton, Massachusetts, immediately adjacent to another Richardson building, Ames Free Library.
context_section_description: The hall was built 1879-1881 as a gift to the town from children of Congressman Oakes Ames. It was originally intended for use as a Town Hall but in practice has mainly served as a meeting space for private groups.  It was due to dissent amongst different groups in the town at the time that the Oakes Ames Memorial Hall was never used for its intended purpose as the town hall, and to this day the Frothingham House is used for this purpose.
caption: A drawing of the Hall by Harry Fenn, currently in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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