The needlework tapestry at the top of the stairs came from the Beacon Street home of John Hancock (demolished 1863). It was given to the Society by the Honorable Frank G. Allen, a Norwood resident and Governor of Massachusetts from 1929-31.
Day House Tour
(“Yellow Room” in 1893 inventory) The room currently houses the Historical Society’s collection of antique dolls, children’s and doll’s furniture, and playthings of the past.
Introduction to the Norwood Historical Society’s Fred Holland Day House