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Cyrus Wakefield mansion, Main Street, circa 1870
Date:
ca. 1870
Description:
"The home built by Cyrus Wakefield was razed on October 17, 1921 to make way for the new high school on Main Street. An October 18, 1921 Wakefield Daily Item editorial reflected on the once-stately…[More]
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Riberot Dutton home, 7 Avon Street, circa 1923
Date:
ca. 1923
Description:
"Pictured on a snowy January day in front of the Riberot Dutton home at 7 Avon Street are members of the Dutton, Boothby, McMaster and Smith families. The neighborhood children: Helene Smith (front),…[More]
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Asaph Evans House, 19-21 Salem Street: circa late 1880s
Date:
1880-1889
Description:
"The Captain Asaph Evens House was located on the north side of Salem Street, near the intersection of Pleasant Street. Local history indicates that the house was built before 1795, probably by Joseph…[More]
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Old Swain house, Vernon Street, circa 1890s
Date:
1890-1899
Description:
The old Swain house was 'situated on the easterly side' of Lot End Road, now Vernon Street, just north of Lowell Street. Although some reports indicate it was built in 1720, it was most likely built…[More]
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Hopkins House, Hopkins Street circa 1880s
Date:
1880-1889
Description:
Owned by Ebenezer Sumner Hopkins, the 'old Hopkins place' was featured in the C. F. Richardson stereoscopic view around 1880. A photographer, Richardson was active in photographic circles, both…[More]
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Main Street at Crescent Street 1924
Date:
1924
Description:
The lot of land at the north corner of Main and Crescent Streets was once the location of the Second Baptist Meeting House. Built in 1836 and dedicated on January 20, 1837, the church was destroyed by…[More]
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Winter on Main Street circa 1900s
Date:
1900-1903
Description:
The east side of Main Street looking south was blanketed with significant snow in the early 1900s. The photograph shows the shops, houses and commercial buildings, most of which are no longer…
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Col. James Hartshorne House, circa 1930
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
"The Col. James Hartshorne House on Church Street is situated on land first owned by William Hooper, who in 1644 and 1650 bought two parcels of land on which he built his homestead. According to…[More]
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Abraham Sweetser House & Joseph Hughes Garage, Corner of Armory and Main Streets, circa 1920
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
"The Abraham Sweetser house, at left, was the first home of Cyrus Wakefield. The house was built in the early 1800s by Sweetser himself, probably on land owned by his father, Paul Sweetser, a man who…[More]
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Leonard Wiley House, Crescent and Water Streets, circa 1890
Date:
1890
Description:
"The Leonard Wiley House, at the corner of Water and Crescent Streets was built somewhere around 1765. According to Lilley Eaton's Genealogical History of the Town of Reading, Mass. the farm land was…[More]
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West Side of Wakefield, circa 1909
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
"This photograph was probably taken somewhere in the vicinity of Fairmount Avenue in the early 1900s. Although it is interesting to note the various architectural styles of the houses, it is even more…[More]
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Winship Mansion, Jordan Avenue, circa 1922
Creator:
Winship, Charles Newell
Date:
ca. 1922
Description:
"The Winship Mansion, also known as the Winship estate, was home to Charles Newell Winship, who along with Elizabeth E. Boit formed a partnership under the firm name of Winship, Boit & Company. In…[More]
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Walton-Winship estate, North Avenue & Chestnut Street, 1914
Date:
1914
Description:
"The French-roof house, once owned by the Honorable Daniel G. Walton and the Honorable Thomas Winship, was offered for sale in October 1914. Arthur G. Walton, who had purchased the interest of the…[More]
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Wakefield Mansion, Main Street, circa 1880s
Description:
"Cyrus Wakefield, the man for whom the town was named in 1868, built the imposing house, known as the Wakefield Mansion, in 1863. The mansion was built next to the first house Cyrus and Eliza…
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Wakefield mansion, 1893
Date:
1893
Description:
"The mansion of the late Cyrus Wakefield, at the site of the present Junior High and Atwell Schools, was decorated on July 1, 1893, to mark the 25th anniversary of the town's name change from South…[More]
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Town Farm, Farm Street, 1930
Date:
1930
Description:
"The Town Farm, also referred to at different times as the Town Almshouse, Town Infirmary, and Town Home, was located on Farm Street where Wakefield High School now stands. Shortly after Farm Street…[More]
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Pitman estate, 840 Main Street, Greenwood, 1923
Date:
1923
Description:
"Known for many years as 'Brookside,' the Pitman Estate was located at 840 Main Street in Greenwood across from Cooper Street. The house was owned by Lawrence J. Pitman who was for many years…[More]
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Park estate, corner of Bennett and Main Streets, 1893
Date:
1893
Description:
"Built somewhere between 1875 and 1888, this home operated as a boarding house in 1893. The house was purchased in the fall of 1895 by a committee of five who represented the Wakefield Home for Aged…[More]
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Maj. Suell Winn home, Elm Street
Description:
"The Suell Winn House, at the corner of Elm and Winn Streets, was built around 1813 on the site of the homesteads of Capt. Richard Walker and Ebenezer Damon. Walker, one of Reading's first settlers,…[More]
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Lilley Eaton home, corner of Main and Salem Streets, circa 1912
Date:
ca. 1912
Description:
"Erected by Lilley Eaton in 1804, this house at the corner of Main and Salem Streets was said to be by far 'the most imposing dwelling in the village and occupied a position which was then accounted…[More]
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