A&P Supermarket In Norwood Plans Opening Wednesday-This Day in Norwood History- September 26, 1955

A&P Supermarket In Norwood Plans Opening Wednesday-This Day in Norwood History- September 26, 1955

13 Years old on Friday the 13th-This Day in Norwood History- September 13, 1940

13 Years old on Friday the 13th-This Day in Norwood History- September 13, 1940

This Day In Norwood History- July 16, 1934-Mulvehill Takes Over Duties as Postmaster

This Day In Norwood History- July 16, 1934-Mulvehill Takes Over Duties as Postmaster

This Day In Norwood History-July 12, 1915-1749 Penny Found at Norwood

This Day In Norwood History-July 12, 1915-1749 Penny Found at Norwood

This Day in Norwood History-February 24, 1948-All Bowling Alleys Saved In $10,000 Sport Center

Quick Work By Firemen Confines Blaze To One Part Of Structure The quick action of the Norwood Fire Department was credited with preventing damage to the alleys at the Norwood … Continue reading This Day in Norwood History-February 24, 1948-All Bowling Alleys Saved In $10,000 Sport Center

This Day in Norwood History-February 3, 1948-Citizens of Tomorrow

256 Tod row, left to right: 6-month-old Patricia Sheehan of 401 Nahatan street; five-month-old Patrick Burke of 24 Oolah avenue, and four-month-old Robert Simoni of 172 Neponset street. Bottom row, … Continue reading This Day in Norwood History-February 3, 1948-Citizens of Tomorrow

Cedar Street: A New Neighborhood is Established

View looking down Cedar Street today. (photo LLKearney) In 1888, George Winslow & George Peterson laid out Cedar Street, Quincy Avenue, and the lower portion of Savin Avenue, creating 38 … Continue reading Cedar Street: A New Neighborhood is Established

House Styles Found in the Christian Hill Neighborhood

One might expect to find a large variety style of homes in any neighborhood in a New England town. After all the area was settled in the 1600s. At one … Continue reading House Styles Found in the Christian Hill Neighborhood

Italianate

The Italianate style was prevalent from 1840 to 1880, and like the Greek Revival, frequently has pedimented gables on columns at the front entry and is defined by simple but … Continue reading Italianate

24 Cottage Street – The George B. Talbot/L. Waldo Bigelow House

The Talbot/Bigelow house, circa 1990 (Source: MACRIS database) George B. Talbot built this Italianate style house for himself around 1855. Originally this house was on the corner of Cottage and … Continue reading 24 Cottage Street – The George B. Talbot/L. Waldo Bigelow House