Willett and Chadwick Coal Company - Needham, MA
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N 42° 16.818 W 071° 14.241
19T E 315518 N 4683322
This preserved advertisement is on a wall along an alleyway in downtown Needham.
Waymark Code: WMG1D0
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2013
Views: 4
In Needham, between two buildings along Great Plain Avenue, is a mural that is a preserved advertisement on the wall of one of the buildings.
The mural is located about 100 ft east of the railroad crossing and is on the north side. The alley way is between Great Plain Avenue and a municipal parking lot.
The mural states the following:
Main Part:
"Willett & Chadwick
Coal Company
Highland Ave. Boston Prices"
Left Part:
Image of a flag, with the following text-
"Needham Pioneer Coalyard
Established 1872
Trademark"
Below-
"Telephone
Our Motto
Home Delivery"
On the right side is a painted brick with the following: "Restoration by - R. M. Onda - August 2001."
There is a bronze plaque below that states the sponsors as well as that the dedication was in September 2007.
There is a publication online that has the following text about one of the names:
"JOSEPH WILLETT, a retail coal merchant of Needham,
Massachusetts, was born in Boston. Massachusetts, July 4,
1847, and had been In the coal business for himself for
thirty-five years up to July 1, 1918, when, with C. A. Chad-
wlck of Newton I'pper Falls, Massachusetts, he formed the
Wlllett & Chadwlck Coal Co., doing business In Needham.
He Is a Past President of the Suburban Coal Club."
City: Needham
Location Name: Building block in downtown Needham
Artist: R. M. Onda [restored]
Date: August 2001
Media: Paint on brick
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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