Oxford, MA - City and Town Halls on Waymarking.com

The brick construction makes it the most imposing structure in town. The building was built without the tower and has a granite base, sandstone trim, black brick banding and a corbelled cornice. The later tower imitates the construction and motifs of the main block.

In 1865 the town voted $10,000 to construct a memorial hall to the Civil War soldiers. The first building committee was selected in 1868, and a second one in 1872. The second committee engaged Earle and Fuller of Worcester as the architects and hired Thomas G. Learned of Worcester as the builder. The hall was built during the fall of 1873 and dedicated 19 November 1873. In 1888 the town built the front tower to hold the town clock which was donated by
Charles and Willard Harwood of Boston.

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The Town of Oxford is located in Worcester County, Massachusetts, approximately 11 miles south of Worcester, MA. Oxford is the birthplace of Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross. Oxford is also the birthplace of Elliot Joslin, the first doctor in the United States to specialize in diabetes and founder of today's Joslin Diabetes Center.

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Name: Oxford Town Hall Address: 325 Main St Oxford, MA Date of Construction: 1873 Architect: Earle and Fuller Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications: The tower has a memorial dedication to the Oxford men who fought in the Civil War. Reads as follows: A Memorial to the defenders of the Union from Oxford Web Site for City/Town/Municipality: [Web Link]

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