The Fred Holland Day House is a historic house and museum located at 93 Day Street in Norwood and serves as the headquarters for the Norwood Historical Society. The Day House is a 2-1/2 story wood-framed house, with complex massing and a busy roofline with gables of various size. Its ground floor is finished in stone, and the … Continue reading F Holland Day House
1947 Historical Sketch-The Norwood Business Association
At the annual town meeting on March 7, 1892, a motion was made by John C. Lane and unanimously adopted by the town: "That a standing committee be appointed to further the general interests of the town and especially to consider and devise ways and means of increasing the business done in the town, such recommendation and plans
F Holland Day House Tour-The Colonial Room
(“BLUE ROOM” (in 1893 inventory) Fred Holland Day referred to this room as “The Colonial Room” and initially housed his collection of local history artifacts and objects here. Later the room was used by Day as a bedroom from 1919 until his death in 1933. A photograph shows Day in the canopy bed (now in … Continue reading F Holland Day House Tour-The Colonial Room
92 Day Street – The J. Martin Winslow House
The J. Martin Winslow house circa 1900 (Norwood Historical Society collection) J. Martin Winslow bought this house lot in 1885 from Joseph Day’s estate. Day acquired the land in 1866. Winslow built his Queen Anne-style home around 1886. The house sits prominently on the corner of Day and Bullard Streets. Across the street from the … Continue reading 92 Day Street – The J. Martin Winslow House
Stick Style
The predominant form of the stick style was a front facing gable with a steeply pitched roof and were prevalent from 1860 to 1890. There were often cross gables or dormers and one story porches. The stick style is known for its distinctive styling – decorative trusses in the apex of the gable, exposed rafter … Continue reading Stick Style
Christian Hill: An Architectural Study
Portion of an 1852 map showing the undeveloped area of Christian Hill (Source: N. Smith & H.F. Walling "Map of the Town of Dedham, 1852) When Norwood was established in 1872, the Christian Hill neighborhood had been a flourishing neighborhood for about twenty years. Early maps show a thickly settled area to the west of … Continue reading Christian Hill: An Architectural Study
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 Gabriel the Archangel. The chapel was donated to the Town for the use of all town residents for funeral services free of charge, regardless of … Continue reading Did You Know? Chapel of St Gabriel the Archangel at Highland Cemetery
Travel Back in Time: The F. Holland Day House-This Day in Norwood History-August 1, 2010
This Day in Norwood History-August 1, 2010-Travel Back in Time: The F. Holland Day House
Events Dust Off The Life And Art Of Once-Renowned Photographer F. Holland Day-This Day In Norwood History-April 6, 1997
Discussing next Sunday's open house at the F. Holland Day House, home to the Norwood Historical Society, are (from left) Maureen Graney, John Grove, Jean Detrick, Patricia Fanning, and Barbara Rand. GLOBE STAFF PHOTO / SUZANNE KRElTER NORWOOD - Once an internationally known art photographer, F. Holland Day has fallen into obscurity since his death … Continue reading Events Dust Off The Life And Art Of Once-Renowned Photographer F. Holland Day-This Day In Norwood History-April 6, 1997
Norwood Bank Reaches $15 Million Mark-This Day in Norwood History-April 21, 1955
Norwood’s First Bank Is Largest Massachusetts Co-operative Bank Located Outside A Metropolitan Trading Area The Norwood Co-Operative Bank, Norwood’s first bank, established in 1889, has set another milestone with the issuance of the latest Quarterly Report to its shareholders. For the first time in the history of Co-Operative Banks in Massachusetts, a bank outside a … Continue reading Norwood Bank Reaches $15 Million Mark-This Day in Norwood History-April 21, 1955