F Holland Day House ADA Renovation Update-August 2, 2021

Work is underway on a new ADA compliant ramp and bathroom to make the Day House more accessible to the public. Step one is to remove this poured concrete, which … Continue reading F Holland Day House ADA Renovation Update-August 2, 2021

Did You Know? Chapel of St Gabriel the Archangel at Highland Cemetery

In 1903, the Day family, including Lewis and Anna Day and their son, well known photographer and art publisher Fred Holland Day, oversaw the construction of the Chapel of St … Continue reading Did You Know? Chapel of St Gabriel the Archangel at Highland Cemetery

Preservation Completed at Norwood Memorial Municipal Building-This Day in Norwood History-January 26, 2014

Norwood, MA—The late-gothic Norwood Memorial Municipal Building was built in 1927-28, and consists of a four-story solid masonry structure with split-face granite block veneer and limestone bandings. The existing roof … Continue reading Preservation Completed at Norwood Memorial Municipal Building-This Day in Norwood History-January 26, 2014

Movement Underway Here For Public Kindergarten-This Day in Norwood History-November 7, 1946

Movement Underway Here For Public Kindergarten-This Day in Norwood History-November 7, 1946

Wreckers Write “Finis” To Morrill Mansion-This Day in Norwood History-October 20, 1944

Wreckers Write "Finis" To Morrill Mansion-This Day in Norwood History-October 20, 1944

Offer Made For Beacon School-This Day in Norwood History-October 22, 1942

Offer Made For Beacon School-This Day in Norwood History-October 22, 1942

The Indian Mortars Of Tiot-This Day in Norwood History-September 25, 1934

The Indian Mortars Of Tiot-This Day in Norwood History-September 25, 1934

The Indian Mortars Of Tiot-This Day in Norwood History-September 25, 1934

Photo showing supposed Native American "grinding holes" in the ledge near the Neponset river at Water street, 1934. (Photograph by F.P. Orchard, colorized by the Norwood Historical Society) Norwood ERA … Continue reading The Indian Mortars Of Tiot-This Day in Norwood History-September 25, 1934

Norwood Will Dedicate Memorial Building Tomorrow-This Day In Norwood History-November 10, 1928

Norwood Will Dedicate Memorial Building Tomorrow-This Day In Norwood History-November 10, 1928

Masonic Temple Dedicated-This Day in Norwood History-September 27, 1917

Masonic Temple Dedicated-This Day in Norwood History- September 27, 1917