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In 1871, a new town hall was built and the town was renamed Wakefield. Several months later the library was moved to the new Wakefield town hall. The library continued to rapidly grow and by 1900 the library board sought funding for a new building. After many failed attempts, a committee met in 1916 to buy land for a new library building in the ...
The area was separated from Reading as South Reading in 1818, and renamed Wakefield in 1868. [2] The 25 acre district includes the buildings that line the common on Common Street and Main Street, which include the town hall, public library, YMCA, post office, and several churches. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...
In 1868 Cyrus Wakefield donated land and money for a new town hall, and in thanks the town voted to change its name from South Reading to Wakefield. The town hall, currently named for William J. Lee, [19] is located at 1 Lafayette Street. [3] [20] In 1856 the South Reading Public Library was established, which later became the Beebe Town Library.
Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts. v.1-8 (1891–1898); v.9 (1899); v.10-18 (1900–1908); v.19-24 (1909–1914); v.25-27 (1915–1917); v.28-51 (1918–1940). Massachusetts Board of Free Public Library Commissioners. Free public library buildings of Massachusetts: a roll of honor, 1918. Wright & Potter printing co ...
Jason Homer, the executive director of the library, said in an interview on Monday that about 400 people have had their library accounts unblocked and borrowing privileges restored after bringing ...
Beebe Homestead, also known as the Lucius Beebe House and Beebe Farm, is a historic Federal period home at 142 Main Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts, which was built during the federal era that extended from the late 18th-century into the 1820s. It is suspected to have been remodeled into the federal style from an earlier home built in circa ...
The Wakefield Trust Company is a historic commercial building at 371 Main Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts.Built in 1924, it is one of three buildings on the west side of Main Street (along with the library and main post office) that give the town center a strong Classical Revival flavor.
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