Norwood Trust Company was started as the Norwood National Bank on January 1, 1907, in a building on the corner of Washington and Vernon Streets.
In July 1917, it was announced that the Norwood National Bank, with $100,000 in capital, was to be liquidated and would be succeeded by the Norwood Trust Company. The liquidating committee consisted of C. T. Wheelock and C. A. Rathbone.
Judge James Halloran, who was a director of the Norwood National Bank, was named Vice President of the Norwood Trust Company in 1918.
The Norwood Trust Company and the Norfolk County Trust Company merged on June 30, 1945. The business of Norwood Trust Company continued as the Norwood Office of Norfolk County Trust Company.
The bank has undergone many changes and had many names in the 100+ years since then. It is currently vacant and up for sale.
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Norwood’s History-1930’s-The Norwood Theater
The Norwood Theater was designed by famed local architect William G. Upham and originally opened on August 31, 1927. Designed for motion pictures, it features a stage for live music and theatrical performances. Upham designed several other buildings in Norwood, including the 1926 Norwood High School building, Odd Fellows Hall, The Norwood Post Office, and…
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Landmark Torn Down-August 13, 1975
DEMOLITION of the old Knights of Columbus building on Washington Street is expected to take two weeks. The building, described as an “old Norwood landmark” by Norwood Police Sgt. William Travers will be torn down for a parking lot to be built by the Union Warren Bank. The building once housed Callahan’s Furniture Store. (Photo…
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100th Birthday Unlikely for Norwood’s Historic Village Hall-July 23, 1963
Norwood’s historic former village hall on Broad Street is slated for demolition after being condemned by the Board of Selectmen.
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