Longmeadow Historical Society Headquarters - Longmeadow, MA - Historical Society Headquarters on Waymarking.com

The Georgian style Storrs House was built in 1786 for the Reverend Richard Salter Storrs, the second pastor of the First Church of Christ in Longmeadow, MA. In 1907 Sarah Williams Storrs bequeathed her house, now the Storrs House, and land to Longmeadow. She requested that a library association be formed to create a public library and that the association be named after her grandfather Pastor Richard Salter Storrs. When the present Richard Salter Storrs library was built in 1932, the Storrs House was moved to its present location and became the headquarters of the Longmeadow Historical Society.

The Longmeadow Historical Society was organized on June 3, 1899. The mission of the society is to is to preserve our the history of Longmeadow by creating awareness of the people, places, and events of the history of Longmeadow.

They maintain the Storrs House as a museum of local history and publish a weekly newsletter. Their online platform enables they to share their collection of artifacts. They also sponsor special events such as architectural tours and cemetery tours.

Many objects in the museum collections belonged to the Storrs family. The collection contains maps, diaries, account books, old photographs, documents and family histories of the founders of Longmeadow.

The Longmeadow Historical Society Headquarters is open for visitors on the first Wednesday and third Saturday of every month from 1 pm to 4 pm. and by appointment.

Address: 697 Longmeadow Street Longmeadow , MA United States 01106 Web Address: [Web Link] Hours of Operation: First Wednesday and third Saturday from 1 pm to 4 pm

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