Norwood Post Office (photo LLKearney) Post Office and Post Office Square. Site of the current Post office was where the Everett School was located. The Guild School was located across … Continue reading Post Office Square/Guild Square Park
Intersection at Washington & Winter Streets
The W. Everett Furniture Manufactory. (Norwood Historical Society collection) This intersection has lots going on as far as Norwood History goes. Directly in front of us is the site of … Continue reading Intersection at Washington & Winter Streets
The Guild Square Area: A Walk Around this Historical Block
The Guild Monument (photo G Curtis) The area of Norwood known as Guild Square might not technically be called a “neighborhood,” however all that it contains is intricate to all … Continue reading The Guild Square Area: A Walk Around this Historical Block
South Norwood: A Bustling Multi-Ethnic Neighborhood
1887 photograph of South Norwood, labeled "Morse Village" the Guild School is visable on the left of the picture. (from Picturesque Norwood) South Norwood was a largely undeveloped area when … Continue reading South Norwood: A Bustling Multi-Ethnic Neighborhood
Wonderful Women of Norwood-Maude Alice Shattuck
Wonderful Women of Norwood-Maude Alice Shattuck
Norwood Votes $180,000 Civic Center Move-This Day In Norwood History-July 8, 1980
Aaron Guild School, 1975 (Colorized by the Norwood Historical Society) The Norwood Town Meeting voted 84-48 last night to appropriate $180,000 to move the Norwood Civic Center to the site … Continue reading Norwood Votes $180,000 Civic Center Move-This Day In Norwood History-July 8, 1980
Guild School Lot Sold-This Day In Norwood History-August 2, 1946
This Day In Norwood History-August 2, 1946-Guild School Lot Sold
Planning Board Has Done Excellent Work-This Day In Norwood History-May 19, 1923
Norwood’s Planning Board Unveils an Ambitious Vision for a “Town Beautiful” In the spring of 1923, Norwood residents were invited to look toward the future with the release of the … Continue reading Planning Board Has Done Excellent Work-This Day In Norwood History-May 19, 1923
New Balch School Ready-This Day in Norwood History-September 2, 1913
SCHOOLS OF NORWOOD. New Balch Building to Open Tomorrow—Assignment of 12 New Teachers in Various Districts. NORWOOD, Sept 2—The public schools of Norwood open next Wednesday for the Fall term. … Continue reading New Balch School Ready-This Day in Norwood History-September 2, 1913