Wellesley Town Hall - Wellesley, MA
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The Wellesley Town Hall, built in 1885 as a gift from is an impressive brick structure that is like a French Chateau.
Waymark Code: WM64G3
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2009
Views: 4
On top of a gently sloping grassy hill in Wellesley center is a stone structure that has the appearance of a castle or chateau. This structure is the town hall. Wellesley split from Needham in 1881.
Horation Hunnewell, a wealthy businessman, donated the land and the costs to build a new town hall as the previous one was too small (this structure, most recently used as the Wellesley Country Club, was just razed October 2008). The building was completed in 1886.
The town hall is open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Street address:
525 Washington Street
Wellesley, MA United States
02482
County / Borough / Parish: Norfolk
Year listed: 1976
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Education, Government
Current function: Government
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009
Hours of operation: From: 8:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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