Old Photographs of Wakefield

Image is a portion of a drawn aerial map showing the Cyrus Wakefield estate once located on Main Street on the site of the present Galvin Middle School. The mansion was sited approximately opposite Richardson Street, on what is now the school parking…

Postcard shows an aerial view of Wakefield looking north up Main Street towards Lake Quannapowitt. In the foreground are the Junior High School and Atwell School. In the center of the photo is the Cyrus Wakefield Town Hall.;Photo by Stepen Warner.

Postcard shows a view of Albion Street looking west from the intersection of Albion and Foster Streets. The Wakefield Daily Item building is visible on the left. In the distance can be seen the steeple of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which was…

Postcard shows a view looking north up Main Street, with the Old Armory on the right. This armory predated the Massachusetts State Armory, built approximately across the street in 1913. The tower of the old Town Hall can be seen in the background.

Postcard shows the Massachusetts State Armory on Main Street at the corner of Armory Street. The building was dedicated on January 15, 1913. In 1975 the town of Wakefield purchased the armory from the state for one dollar. It is now known as the…