Princeton Common from Upper Mountain Road, early 1900s
description- – A view of the Princeton Common in Princeton, Massachusetts, looking South from Mountain Road. The photograph is from a restored negative image. The First Congregational Church is on the left and the Goodnow Memorial Building on the right. At the base of the common is the Wachusett House.
- – Princeton (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Hotels--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Commons--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Goodnow Memorial Building
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Churches--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – 1900-1910?
- – Restored negative and print produced by Bruce R. Dean in 2003
- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Princeton Lower School Class, 1886
description- – Lower school students posed with their teacher outside of the Goodnow Memorial Building in Princeton, Massachusetts in the Fall of 1886. The Goodnow Memorial Building was originally designed to house the town school and library by noted architect Stephen Earle. Divided into two halves, the school was located on the west and the library on the east. The Goodnow Memorial Building housed the school from 1891 to 1906 when the Princeton Center School opened. The Lower School was located on the main floor (currently the Children's Room of the Princeton Public Library). The Upper School was located on the second floor (currently the Reference Room of the Princeton Public Library).
- – Earle, Stephen
- – Goodnow Memorial Building
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – School children
- – School buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – 1886
- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Princeton Upper School Class, 1886
description- – Upper school students grouped at the entrance of Goodnow Memorial Building in Princeton, Massachusetts in the Fall of 1886. The Goodnow Memorial Building was originally designed to house the town school and library by noted architect Stephen Earle. Divided into two halves, the school was located on the west and the library on the east. The Goodnow Memorial Building housed the school from 1891 to 1906 when the Princeton Center School opened. The Lower School was located on the main floor (currently the Children's Room of the Princeton Public Library). The Upper School was located on the second floor (currently the Reference Room of the Princeton Public Library).
- – From back of photograph: In the first row from left to right are Kate Wilder, R.J. Gregory, Fred Bryant, Edna Skinner, Milton Smith, Harriet Beaman, Jennie Olin, Alice Howard, Lizzie Pratt. In the back row from left to right is Priscilla Whiton, Mabel Howard, Hermes Haywood, Ella Gately, Mary Brooks, Sadie Smith and Isabel Davis
- – Earle, Stephen
- – Goodnow Memorial Building
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – School children
- – School buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – 1886
- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
- – image/jpg
- – Is part of the Bessie Beaman donation
- – English
Princeton Class of 1891
description- – Princeton students of the class of 1891 with their teacher, Miss Alice Coffin, assembled outside the Goodnow Memorial Building in Princeton, Massachusetts. The Goodnow Memorial Building was originally designed to house the town school and library. Divided into two halves, the school was located on the west and the library on the east. The Goodnow Memorial Building housed the school from 1891 to 1906 when the Princeton Center School opened. The Lower School was located on the main floor (currently the Children's Room of the Princeton Public Library). The Upper School was located on the second floor (currently the Reference Room of the Princeton Public Library).
- – From back of photograph: In front row from left to right: Alice Weaks, Bertha Roper, Gertrude West, Louise Gregory, Mable Elliot, Maude Dolittle, Lena Whitcomb, Jennie Thompson. In second row: Amanda Stanton, Mamie Lanpher, Della Hubbard, Carrie Gregory, Alice S. Gill, Eddie Mason, Mary Keyes, Florence Joslin, Bertha Matthews, Grace West, Charlie Putnam. In third row: Henry Skinner, Harry Mason, John Davis, Earnest Morgan, Harry Sweet, Carroll Barber, Harriet Beaman, Josie West, George Ross, Eugene Roper, Thomas Sprowl, Millie White. In back row: Charlie Nelson, Miss Alice Coffin, Harry Ball, George Richardson, Walter Mirick, Herbert Richardson, Roy Muzzy, Victor Muzzy, Eduard Beaman, Charlie Thompson, Earnest Young.
- – Goodnow Memorial Building
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – School children
- – School buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – 1891-09
- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Princeton Upper School Teachers
description- – Mrs. Harriet Beaman (Houghton) and Miss Anna Mason seated in the Upper School class room in the Goodnow Memorial Building in Princeton, Massachusetts. The Goodnow Memorial Building was originally designed to house the town school and library, by noted architect Stephen Earle. Divided into two halves, the school was located on the west and the library on the east. The Goodnow Memorial Building housed the school from 1891 to 1906 when the Princeton Center School opened. The Lower School was located on the main floor (currently the Children's Room of the Princeton Public Library). The Upper School was located on the second floor (currently the Reference Room of the Princeton Public Library).
- – Earle, Stephen
- – Goodnow Memorial Building
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Classrooms
- – School buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Teachers
- – 1900?
- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Princeton School Class, c1888
description- – Fourteen students pose with their teacher, Miss Dyer, in front of the Goodnow Memorial Building. Students in the picture are Victor Muzzy, Richard Gregory, Eddy Mason, Herbert Mirick, Joe Harrington, Fred Bryant, Will Mirick, Willie White, Carrie Gregory, Charlotte White, Alice Gill, Josie West, Ruth Davis, and Bessie Beaman. The Goodnow Memorial Building was originally designed to house the town school and library by noted architect Stephen Earle. Divided into two halves, the school was located on the west and the library on the east. The Goodnow Memorial Building housed the school from 1891 to 1906 when the Princeton Center School opened. The Lower School was located on the main floor (currently the Children's Room of the Princeton Public Library). The Upper School was located on the second floor (currently the Reference Room of the Princeton Public Library).
- – Earle, Stephen
- – Goodnow Memorial Building
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – School children
- – Teachers
- – School buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – 1888?
- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Boylston Villa, Princeton, Massachusetts, c1908
description- – A postcard showing the Boylston Villa in Princeton, Massachusetts. Ward Nicholas Boylston built Boylston Villa as a summer home in 1819 on the former Governor Gill estate. Construction was overseen by Asher Benjamin, the author of"The Practical House Carpenter."(1789) and an architect from the Charles Bulfinch firm. Changes to the Villa were made in 1853 when Boylston's daughters were married. Along with the house, the original eight-seater, two-door octagonal outhouse still exists on the property today.
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Benjamin, Asher, 1773-1845
- – Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844
- – Boylston Villa
- – 1908?
- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Dedication of the Goodnow Memorial Building and Bagg Hall, September 6, 1887
description- – A large crowd gathered in front of the First Congregational Church in Princeton, Massachusetts during a day-long ceremony in dedication of the Goodnow Memorial Building and Bagg Hall on September 6, 1887. Pictured in the center with the light top hat is Edward A. Goodnow who donated the Goodnow Memorial Building in memory of his wives and only son, Henry. Goodnow donated the building with the stipulation that the Congregational Church be moved to the east of the common so that the Goodnow Memorial Building would take over the uppermost location of the Common. Goodnow then donated 3,000 dollars to build Bagg Hall, in memory of his first two wives, the Bagg sisters, Harriet Bagg who died in 1833, and Mary Augusta Bagg who died in 1844. Also pictured is the Hon. Charles Russell, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. G.M. Stearns, Rev. Dr. Miner, Dr. Nathan Allen, Hon. C. Thomas Russell, Hon. George F. Hoar. The Princeton Cornet Band who played the music for the grand occasion stands to the left.
- – Princeton (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Marching bands
- – Goodnow Memorial Building
- – Goodnow, Edward A.
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – First Congregational Church
- – Bagg Hall
- – Building--Dedications
- – 1887-09-06
- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
- – image/jpg
- – English
Interior of the Goodnow Memorial Building, c1880s
description- – View from behind the circulation desk of the library located in the East portion of the Goodnow Memorial Building in Princeton, Massachusetts, ca. 1880s. Books from the Ladies Reading Society and the Princeton Agricultural Society formed the collection for the library in 1883-4. Only the librarian was allowed to take the books from the shelves. Note the spiral staircase to the clock tower and the stained glass entry into the Reading Room. The Reading Room was later dedicated to the first Librarian, Susan Davis, who worked here from 1884-1929. The high chair shown in the middle of the picture is still used by librarians today in the Princeton Public Library in the Goodnow Memorial Building.
- – Earle, Stephen
- – Public libraries--Interior architecture
- – Goodnow Memorial Building
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – Public libraries--Massachusetts--Princeton
- – 1880-1890?
- – Restored negative and print produced by Bruce R. Dean in 2003
- – Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org, housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org, Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
- – image/jpg
- – English
View of Hopedale Massachusetts, 1888
description- – A copy of an 1888 lithographic map of Hopedale Massachusetts called"View of Hopedale Massachusetts". The map is a pictorial representation of the streets, businesses and homes in Hopedale. There are also close up views of some of the prominent houses and buildings in Hopedale. These include the Warren Dutcher homestead, the old Unitarian Church, the Town Hall, the William Lapworth residence, the George Draper Homestead, the Samuel Walker residence, the Joseph Bancroft Residence, and Westcott's Spindle Works. The Draper Company is displayed prominently in the foreground.
- – Lapworth, William
- – Walker, Samuel
- – Westcott's Spindle Works
- – Draper, George, 1817-1887
- – Bancroft, Joseph
- – Draper Corporation
- – Hopedale (Mass.)--Maps
- – Dutcher, Warren
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Hopedale
- – 1888
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
- – English
Lincoln House, Blackstone, Massachusetts
description- – Built in 1847 the Lincoln House stood at 97 Main Street. It contained a ballroom that was popular for the grand balls held there every year. The building was torn down in the 1960's.
- – Grand Ballroom--Hotel--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Blackstone (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Boarding house--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – 1847
- – From the collection of the Blackstone Historical Commission, Blackstone, Massachusetts
- – image/jpg
- – English
Blackstone Woolen Company Mill #1
description- – The Blackstone Woolen Company was owned and operated by the Blackstone Manufacturing Company. The original mill was built in 1808.
- – Wool
- – Architecture--United States--19th century
- – Industrial buildings--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Historic buildings--New England
- – Blackstone (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Mills and mill work--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Blackstone Woolen Company--History
- – 1808
- – From the collection of the Blackstone Historical Commission, Blackstone, Massachusetts
- – image/jpg
- – English
Union Hotel, Blackstone, Massachusetts
description- – The Union Hotel was built in 1853. In addition to being a hotel it also contained law offices and a ballroom on the third floor. The town jail was located in the hotel's basement for a short time.
- – Architecture--United States--19th century
- – Historic buildings--New England
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Hotels--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Blackstone--History--Pictorial works
- – 1853
- – From the collection of the Blackstone Historical Commission, Blackstone, Massachusetts
- – image/jpg
- – English
Daniels Farmstead, Blackstone, Massachusetts
description- – The Daniels Farmstead Foundation Inc. preserves and operates the farm. The farm and original ell date back to approximately 1750. The large farmhouse was added circa 1830. Several outbuildings on the property are still intact. The Daniels Farmstead is on the National Historic Register.
- – Architecture--United States--18th century
- – Farms--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Blackstone--History--Pictorial works
- – 1750
- – From the collection of the Blackstone Historical Commission with the cooperation of the Daniels Farmstead Foundation, Blackstone, Massachusetts
- – image/jpg
- – English
Congregational Church of Blackstone, Massachusetts
description- – Built in 1836 by the Blackstone Manufacturing Co. in the Greek-Revival style. This church was first used by the Waterford Society of the Free Will Baptist Church. The Congregational church group began using it in 1841. Later this group federated with the Baptist Church. This building is listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings.
- – Architecture--United States--19th century
- – Historic buildings--New England
- – Blackstone (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Churches--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Church architecture--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – 1836
- – From the collection of the Blackstone Historical Commission, Blackstone, Massachusetts
- – image/jpg
- – English
Baptist Church, Blackstone, Massachusetts
description- – Built in 1841 this plain white church had clapboard siding, long rectangular windows and a graceful bell tower. First called the Freewill Baptist Church of Christ it was renamed the Freewill Baptist Church of Waterford in 1845. The building burned in 1927.
- – Architecture--United States--19th century
- – Historic buildings--New England
- – Blackstone (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Churches--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Church architecture--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – 1841
- – From the collection of the Blackstone Historical Commission, Blackstone, Massachusetts
- – image/jpg
- – English
Waterford School
description- – The Waterford school was constructed in 1865 by Welcome Farnum, mill owner. It was a two story wooden building on a raised granite block foundation. Shutters were at each of the six over six pane windows. A cupola on the roof held a bell to call children to school. The building consisted of four large classrooms.
- – Architecture--United States--19th century
- – Historic buildings--New England
- – Blackstone (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Schools--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Elementary schools--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – 1865
- – From the collection of the Blackstone Historical Commission, Blackstone, Massachusetts
- – image/jpg
- – English
Old Quaker Meetinghouse, East Blackstone, Massachusetts
description- – The Friends Meetinghouse as built in 1812. A simple building with a plain interior consisting of plastered walls, wooden pews, and a small organ. The East Blackstone Meetinghouse is on the National Historic Register.
- – Architecture--United States--19th century
- – Meetinghouse(Friends)--Blackstone--Massachusetts
- – Historic buildings--New England
- – Blackstone (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – 1812
- – From the collection of the Blackstone Historical Commission, Blackstone, Massachusetts
- – image/jpg
- – English
St. Paul's Catholic Church, Blackstone, Massachusetts
description- – Construction began in 1850. This church is unique because it stands in two states, North Smithfield, Rhode Island and Blackstone, Massachusetts. The bell tower was erected in 1872 and the transept with rose windows were added in 1883.
- – Architecture--United States--19th century
- – Historic buildings--New England
- – Blackstone (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – Churches--Massachusetts--Blackstone
- – St. Paul's Church (Blackstone, Mass)--History
- – 1850
- – From the collection of the Blackstone Historical Commission, Blackstone, Massachusetts
- – image/jpg
- – English
Globe Village Fire Station Southbridge Massachusetts
description- – Built in 1894, the Globe Village Fire Station is located at the foot of West Street in Southbridge. Constructed of brick, it has a Colonial Revival influence to its appearance. There are corner pilasters, segmental arched windows and doors, and a corbel table that comprise its decorative elements. A circular window is set into the facade, over the sign stating year of construction, 1894. Three arched openings lead into the fire station. The building in the rear of the fire station has a large ornate cupola. The Hamilton Woolen Co. had previously established a fire company and consented to the use of their engine by the town. According to the Souvenir of Southbridge (1898), the first efforts at starting a fire company [by the town]were made in 1832,"The first fire after the formation of the company is recorded as taking place Saturday evening, Jan. 19, 1833, at Globe Village."Another similarly titled publication"Southbridge: A Souvenir"published in 1899 by the Ladies Circle and YPCU of the First Universalist Society of Southbridge had the following information:"Southbridge has always possessed an excellent and efficient fire department. From the days of the old tub machine to the present, the department has been an honor to the town and has had enrolled in its membership many of the most prominent citizens, who, as soon as they drop out of active service, join the Veteran Firemen's Association, which has under its care the famous 'Tiger' hand-engine. The department consists of two steam fire engines and two hook and ladder trucks, modernly equipped and comfortably housed. The left hand picture is that occupied by the Globe Village department."
- – Architecture--United States--19th century
- – Historic buildings--New England
- – Southbridge (Mass.)--History
- – Fire departments--Massachusetts--Southbridge
- – Southbridge (Mass.)--Pictorial works
- – Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Southbridge
- – Fire stations--Massachusetts--Southbridge
- – 1903-06-06
- – Is part of the photographic collection of the Jacob Edwards Library, Southbridge, Massachusetts. http://www.jacobedwardslibrary.org
- – image/jpg
- – Image from page 29 of the A.H. Pease album #2
- – 42 degrees 04' N 72 degrees 02' W
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