Leverett Town Hall - Leverett Center Historic District - Leverett MA
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nomadwillie
N 42° 27.151 W 072° 30.052
18T E 705505 N 4703047
Built in 1845 to replace the original Meeting House, the Town Hall was more of a center of social activity than a place to conduct town business.
Waymark Code: WMKQ0T
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2014
Views: 1
The town held their meetings in the Town Hall until 1950, when the construction of the new elementary school replaced the site of the meetings. Most of the town officers conducted town business in their own homes.
The Congregational Church expended their funds in 1895 to create a dining room space and equip the kitchen. The Grange, organized in 1874 held bi-monthly programs such as plays, entertainment, and socials in the building.
In recent years with the growth of the town has forced the people to bring the business aspect of running a town back into the Town Hall.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Leverett Center Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
9 Montague Rd
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Other (Please explain in the Private Message field)
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