THE FRAMINGHAM HISTORY CENTER PRESENTS 17th
Framingham House Tour
Sunday, May 19th, 2019 12:00 – 5:00 pm framinghamhistory.org Framingham, MA
The 2019 Framingham House Tour is Presented by: The Framingham History Center P.O. Box 2032 Framingham, MA 01703 508-626-9091 framinghamhistory.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAFF Jeffrey Delvy, President Annie Murphy Nancy Devine, Vice President Executive Director Diana Edwards, Treasurer Laura Stagliola Nancy Hulme, Clerk Assistant Director
Francesca Cerutti-Harris Stacen Goldman Charlene Frary Curator Mary Kiely Patsy Green Doug Lawrence Village Hall Rental Coordinator Kaitlin MacKenzie Steve Henning Susan Nicholl Facilities Manager Brett Peruzzi Nancy Prince Kevin Swope Christine Tibor
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Framingham History Center would like to thank the homeowners who have made this tour possible by graciously opening their homes and the many volunteers who have contributed their time and services.
We thank our contributors, sponsors, patrons, and advertisers for their support. We encourage you to patronize these businesses.
3 Welcome to the Framingham History Center’s 17th House Tour! If this is your first House Tour, please note that the tour is self-guided and you can enjoy the afternoon at your own pace with family, friends and neighbors. Be sure to include a stop at the Village Hall on the Common to enjoy complimentary refreshments and tour this newly renovated and fully accessible historic treasure. New and accessible restrooms are a part of the renovation. We have more raffle items than ever inside this stop, so don’t forget your wallets! Raffle winners will be drawn at 5 p.m. today and you do not need to be present to win.
This year’s House Tour is sponsored by Bernardi Auto Group, and Murphy, Edwards, Goncalves and Ferrera, PC. Their support over the years has been essential to our tour’s amazing success. We appreciate their understanding of the importance of building community through this event and our many other programs. In addition, we thank the many businesses who advertise in this booklet. Please support them, as they too give back to our community.
We would also like to extend our thanks to the 100+ volunteers who greet and assist guests at our featured homes, run the raffle, provide refreshments, stage the Patron’s Party and generally contribute to this effort through our House Tour Committee.
Finally, this event would not be possible without the homeowners who so generously open their homes up to you in support of our organization. This tour is the Framingham History Center’s (FHC) largest fundraiser and all proceeds benefit our operations in support of our mission. We are a non-profit 501c3 organization. We are not funded by the City of Framingham and we are dependent on your participation in events like this, membership dues, donations and bequests. To learn more about FHC membership, programs, events and volunteer opportunities, visit www.framinghamhistory.org.
If you would like to get involved with next year’s House Tour or any of our programming please contact Laura Stagliola at 508-626-9091 or email [email protected].
Enjoy your day!
Annie Murphy Executive Director Framingham History Center
Mission To preserve and share Framingham’s history in order to encourage connection to community.
4 THIS BOOKLET IS YOUR TICKET! Please present it for admission at each house.
PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES: Houses are open between 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. only. Use the following link to access an online map: http://bit.ly/HT2019map Observe all Framingham parking regulations (park on the odd side of the street) and note any special parking instructions in this booklet. As you enter each house please present your booklet opened to the correct page so it may be checked off. No photographs may be taken in any of the houses. Children must have their own ticket unless they are in a backpack. Strollers or carriages are not allowed in the houses. Food and drink are not allowed in the houses. Restrooms are available at Village Hall on the Common, 2 Oak St. Restrooms are not to be used in the tour homes. Please respect the privacy of the homeowners and abide by all requests of the host/hostesses. Do not open any closed doors or drawers. We reserve the right to ask visitors to leave the tour. Visitors assume full responsibility for protecting their own safety and the property of others while on the tour.
Join us for complimentary refreshments at the new Village Hall on the Common, 2 Oak St., where you can also take part in our raffle.
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EQUAL HOUSING LENDER MEMBER FDIC MEMBER DIF (1) 85 Belknap Road Jeremiah Belknap House c.1800 Park on the house side of road. ©Damianos Photography ©Damianos
rchitectural Significance:This is a traditional two-story, five bay central hallway Ahome, typical of the Georgian/Federal era. The pilastered doorway, window sashes, and the 6” distance between the second floor window heads and eaves suggests an approximate construction date of 1800, though an earlier structure existed on the property as far back as 1699. Note original beams which are mostly exposed and original floorboards in some rooms.
History: In 1697, Abraham Belknap came to Framingham and built this homestead as a working farm. Upon his death in 1728, Abraham likely passed down the original house to his son Jeremiah Belknap, Sr. His son, Jeremiah Jr. (1739 - 1816), built the current house where he and his wife Hepzibah Stone had nine children, one of whom, Luther (1769-1855), would later live in this home with his family. Jeremiah Belknap Jr. served as a Captain in the French and Indian War and in the first company of the Framingham militia in 1771, and later as a Framingham Selectman.
Peter Salem, an enslaved person born in Framingham in 1750, spent his early life working on this farm. Prior to the Revolutionary War, Jeremiah Sr. sold Salem to Patriot soldier Lawson Buckminster who freed Salem in 1775 so that he could enlist in the militia. Salem fought heroically at the Battle of Bunker Hill; he delivered the fatal shot to British Major Pitcairn.
The Interior: As you enter, you will arrive in the contemporary kitchen which is an addition to the original home. On your left is the butler’s pantry. Follow the hallway to the current living room; the living room furniture c. 1920 was passed down from the Austrian great-grandmother of the current owner. On the right, the portrait of the couple depicts the owner’s great-great- grandparents. The current owners were delighted to finally find a house with enough built in bookshelves to hold nearly all of their books. You’ll also see their collection of crackle-glass throughout the home, placed in different windows to catch the light at all times of day.
The dining room was the original working kitchen and it still retains the original cooking hearth with a “fireplace crane” -- a colonial-era invention that allowed the cooking pot to be swung away from the fire to regulate temperature. To the right of the hearth is a small door to the 18th c. brick bread baking oven. Also notice the internal shutters in the sitting area at the front of the dining room. The owners believe that these are original to the home.
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At the top of the central staircase to the right is the master bedroom which features his and hers dressing rooms. On the left is the guest bedroom, and over the garage is a recently renovated home office. Back downstairs, exit through the airy screened-in porch, a later addition to the home. The stones in the rear next to the patio are either the foundation to Abraham Belknap’s homestead or for an original farm building.
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Congratulations to the Framingham History Center on another successful House Tour. (2) 37 Berry Street Park on house side of street. Parking is also available at Lake Waushakum Beach. ©Damianos Photography ©Damianos
istory: This home was built in 1925-1926 and the addition was constructed in 1994. HThe current owner’s grandfather bought the house in 1938 and it has been in the family for three generations. The owner’s father recalls spending his boyhood afternoons swimming in Lake Waushakum and hunting pheasants in the surrounding woods. The homes in this neighborhood used to be spaced far apart, but a building boom following WWII filled in the empty lots, creating what is now a densely populated neighborhood.
The Interior: The owner of this home is a carpenter and cabinetmaker who did all the home renovations himself. Throughout the house, you’ll find that oak is the dominant construction material, including the cabinetry, trim, and floors; oak is the owner’s favorite wood to work with, because the stain picks up the beauty of the grain. You’ll also notice great attention to detail, like the historical paint colors and antiques, large and small, throughout the home.
As you enter the front door, proceed up the stairs, where you’ll find black and white photographs of family members who have lived in this home in the past 80 years. On the right, you’ll find what used to be the children’s bedrooms, and which are now a craft room, guest bedroom and laundry room. The master bedroom, on the left, with vaulted ceilings, was added to the home by the owner in 1994.
Downstairs, you’ll find that the front room of the house, originally the formal living room, is now the home to a dining table that seats sixteen. It was constructed by the owner from six twelve-foot boards. The table was finished in the nick of time on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving in 2012 so that the whole family could sit down to the meal at one table together. This room is now referred to in the family as “The Thanksgiving Room,” and it has been painted in autumn colors to highlight the holiday. Behind this room, the kitchen opens onto the family room and screen porch, also added in 1994. After you exit through the screen porch door, be sure to peek in to the basement windows to see the pool room, with a collection of more than 1,000 different Nips bottles and a custom walnut pool table, built for this room by the homeowner.
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(3) 72 Main Street Dexter Hemenway House, c. 1820 Park in the Dental Arts Building lot at 55 Main St.
ituated on one and a half acres along the banks of the Sudbury River in the original SFramingham Centre village, this two hundred year-old Colonial Revival home has grown over the centuries to its present fourteen rooms of grandeur. The original owner, Dexter Hemenway, was a local carpenter and house wright whose skills and craftsmanship are evident throughout the house. A major expansion around the turn of the twentieth century is believed to be the work of Framingham architect Charles M. Baker, who also designed First Parish Church and the Jonathan Maynard Building, both located on the Centre Common.
The expansive living room with boxed beams, built-in display cabinets with leaded glass doors, a fireplace, and abundant sunlight, is a gracious space for entertaining. The portrait over the mantle is the great-great grandmother of one of the current owners. The dining room, with a large butler’s pantry, leads to the dramatic heated solarium. With its vaulted beamed ceiling, Palladian fanlight, and views of the property’s gardens, this room provides the best view of the river, and the historic Main Street bridge. The generously-sized kitchen has been recently renovated with all the conveniences of the modern age. Don’t miss the unique potting room, complete with a sink and shelves, rustically finished with fir bead board walls. It provides easy access to the garden.
Upstairs, four bedrooms and three baths provide plenty of space for a growing family or guests. A small sleeping porch, with horizontal painted pine walls, offers a fifth option for either a quick nap or a full night’s slumber. The light-filled, cathedral-ceiling family room, with its spacious twelve-foot window seat, was once the studio of artist Elizabeth Gray.
Outside, the mature landscape and lush, extensive gardens provide a soothing setting to the ceaseless flow of the Sudbury River in the background.
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372 Union Avenue was originally constructed circa 1898 by Rev. W.G. Puddefoot, Congregationalist Missionary, and is the current home of:
Petrini & Associates, P.C. 372 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702 Tel. (508) 665-4310 Web: www.petrinilaw.com ◊ E-mail: [email protected] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ “Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It.” George Santayana
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(4) 110 Mill Street Park on the odd side of street opposite the house.
his grand Colonial Revival home sits on 9 acres of land, a portion of a former gentleman Tfarmer’s estate. Originally built c. 1872, the house underwent significant alterations in 1913 when it was expanded to its current form by Arthur and Alice Ware. The Wares owned several of the buildings on this end of Mill St. and lived in them with their children, Gordon and Margaret, on a kind of family compound. (Gordon Ware is featured in the FHC’s WWI exhibit.) The Wares household also included a parlor maid, laundress, chambermaid, gardener, and a coachman (along with his wife and child). The estate’s outbuildings included a carriage house, a garage (a luxury in 1913), a kennel, a feed room, a workshop, and a gun room.
Now the spacious, three-level home is well suited to a mixed live/work space, serving as the headquarters of the homeowner’s building company while maintaining plenty of room for family and guests. The current owners have left many of the existing architectural details intact, simply removing wallpaper and repainting, allowing the home’s historic charm to shine. As was customary in gentleman’s estates, details like the unique Federal Revival mantels on the home’s 9 fireplaces, are more intricate in the public spaces. Antique furniture that was left behind by previous owners can be found scattered throughout the house, allowing the current family to feel a connection to the home’s past while blending it with their more contemporary transitional style.
The entrance is flanked by a former “tea room” to the right and “cigar room” to the left, which now serve as conference room and office, respectively. The dining room is illuminated by a wall of windows which makes this space feel especially open and airy. The “piano room” -- so named for the Grand piano that dominates the corner of the room -- lies just to the left of the main staircase.
The second floor includes an oversized master suite. The ornate gilt mirror hanging over the freestanding tub, the fireplace, and the built-in vanity in the master bath all lend additional grandeur to an already impressive space. Two guest rooms, both with attached baths, complete this section of the second floor. The top floor consists of a common area surrounded by 4 bedrooms and 1 bath.
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Back on the second floor, a keyed entry separates the office space from the family’s space. This part of the house has been transformed multiple times over the course of its history, serving at different points as a boarding house and a library. A long hall leads past the office calling center and bathroom into a large, open workspace. The large office at the back of the floor was formerly a gym.
The kitchen sports an attached butler’s pantry, which serves as a staging area for dinner parties in the adjoining dining room. A large game/media room lies off the back of the kitchen, overlooking the barn and acreage of this former estate.
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he Village Hall, owned by the City of Framingham but leased to the Framingham History TCenter, was built in 1834, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, and served as Framingham’s second town hall. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The building’s Greek Revival architectural style is a simple adaptation of ancient Greek temples. Designed by the nationally-recognized architect, Solomon Willard, it reflects the national patriotic and democratic spirit prevalent following the War of 1812. Local carpenters built the hall from plans drawn by Dexter Hemenway.
It originally housed town offices, two schoolrooms, Framingham’s first library, and town meeting government. In thrifty Yankee fashion, no space was wasted, as the town fire engine was stored in the basement. In the late 1800s Town Meeting outgrew the Village Hall and met in various public halls in downtown Framingham, until the Memorial Building, our current city hall, was built in 1928.
In 1904, a group of citizens formed the Framingham Improvement Association and received permission from the town to assume the care for the Village Hall. Today, the Framingham History Center has the responsibility of maintaining its historic character and renting it for a variety of events, including weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, and other celebrations and meetings.
Over the past ten years, Village Hall rentals began to dwindle due to the lack of accessibility to the upstairs ballroom. At Framingham’s final town meeting in 2017, the assembly voted to allocate the funding to make the Village Hall handicapped accessible with an elevator, a beautiful new entry, and accessible bathrooms. In addition, the building now has a new fire suppression system as well as a fresh coat of paint and other upgrades. Enjoy this opportunity to be among the first to see this amazing transformation of one of Framingham’s most historic treasures.
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(6) 18 Vernon Street Eliphalet Wheeler House c. 1818 Park on house side of street. ©Damianos Photography ©Damianos
aptain Eliphalet Wheeler returned from the War of 1812 ready to settle down, and Cbuilt this imposing Federal style home on two acres of land on the west side of the Framingham Centre Common. Captain Wheeler later became manager of the Saxonville mill. The expansive front porch was added on later, one of several additions and major renovations over the centuries, and provides a comfortable vantage point for the current owners to enjoy the summer concerts on the Common.
Inside, the spacious entry hall is flanked by twin living rooms with Rumford fireplaces, a new, innovative design at the time that because of its shallow depth and the angled brick walls of the firebox, reflects more heat back into the room. The home has seven working fireplaces in total. Beyond the left living room is a formal dining room that was the original home’s kitchen. The original kitchen’s fireplace was walled over, probably during the late nineteenth century, and the room was expanded backwards, actually being built over an outside well that made the home’s source of water convenient to the kitchen. The beam at the midpoint of the dining room marks where the exterior wall once stood. Beyond the dining room, a hallway that formerly held the kitchen contains an office nook just inside the home’s side door, and leads to a dramatic glass atrium, built a decade ago by the Brady Sun Room Company of Auburn, that contains the current kitchen and a sitting area. Off the sun room, another room has been turned into a home office.
On the second floor, in the foyer-sized hallway outside of the four bedrooms, note the antique hand-carved wooden door leaning against the wall. It is a superb example of the craftsmanship and artistry of the Dogon tribe from the West African nation of Mali, and would be found on the house of a tribal chief. There is a smaller, more spartan Dogon door to a granary, on display in the downstairs hall at the foot of the staircase. Another notable artwork in the downstairs entry hallway is the tree trunk sculpted into a pencil by a friend of the current owner.
The third floor, not on this tour, is accessed by a steep, tiny staircase, and contains two bedrooms, a sitting room, and a bathroom, and is believed to be former servant quarters.
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(7) 437 Water Street Park on Ron’s Way. ©Damianos Photography ©Damianos
istory of the Property: In 1923, Raymond and Clara Gerard purchased 13 acres on Water HStreet, where Clara began to raise turkeys. By the 1950s, the family built a turkey-breeding business that was one of the largest in the Northeast, hatching and shipping over 190,000 poults each year. As larger scale farms took over the supermarket supply chain, the Gerards’ family business shifted to the local market. They began to slaughter and cook their own turkeys and make turkey pies, sandwiches, and eventually ice cream, sold out of the barn storefront on Water Street to generations of Framingham residents. This house was built in 1996-1997.
The Interior: Before you enter, take a moment to enjoy the wrap-around porch, and then enter the front door and proceed up the stairs. The current owners of this home aim to create a “contemporary farmhouse” aesthetic. They have mixed together elements of traditional farmhouse decor, like the sliding barn doors and ship lapped walls that you will find throughout the house, with contemporary bold colors and mixed metals, like the wrought-iron chandelier in the high-ceilinged foyer.
The current owners purchased the home in 2017 and they have been completing a full interior renovation in stages. To adapt the home to their family’s lifestyle, they removed several walls on the main level to open the space. Because the kitchen is always the most popular room in any home, they created different casual gathering spaces, all centering around the open kitchen.
In the home office, you’ll see two guitars hanging on the wall. Contemporary country music fans, like the owners of this home, will recognize the signatures of singers Brad Paisley and Thomas Rhett. When you move to the family room, find the glass display case on the table. The owner’s father is German, and though he raised his family in the United States, in 1989 he and his wife returned to West Berlin to participate in the historic breakdown of the Berlin Wall. In the display case, you’ll see a graffitied section of the former wall that the family has saved as a memento of the part they played in German reunification.
After you exit through the kitchen door, walk over to the barn. The original owners of the home were motorcycle hobbyists, and owned 21 motorcycles in this heated barn and workshop. Notice the ramp at the rear of the barn, which was used to transport motorcycles to the second floor for storage and repair work.
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History is important to the Fitts Family, especially Framingham History. For five generations Fitts families have owned and operated businesses in Framingham. Beginning in the 1800s Jonathan Harvey Fitts opened a grocery store. His two sons Arthur and George bought the business from him in the 1880s and expanded the store to include three locations and renamed the business Fitts Brothers Food Supplies. Later Arthur would become Chairman of the Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank. In 1932 Arthur Fitts Jr. opened Fitts Insurance Agency which has now been serving families and businesses in Framingham and beyond for over 85 years and is in it’s third generation of business. The Fitts family is proud to support the Framingham History Center and the 17th annual House Tour. We admire and appreciate the accomplishments the History Center has achieved and wish it continued growth and success in discovering, preserving and presenting the rich history of the City of Framingham.
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Individual $25* • Free admission to the museum and special exhibitions • Two free hours of research assistance** • 10% discount in our Museum Shop * Senior/Student individual membership $15 ** Research assistance does not include item appraisals as we are not licensed appraisers Family $40 All benefits of Individual membership for two adults, their children and/or grandchildren Friend $100 Family membership plus age appropriate docent led tours of permanent and revolving exhibits Supporting $250 Friend membership plus: • A behind the scenes tour of the Old Academy & Edgell Memorial Library • A complimentary Museum Shop package Sustaining $500 Supporting membership plus coffee or lunch with the FHC’s Executive Director
To become a member, please visit our website at framinghamhistory.org or send a check to: Framingham History Center, PO Box 2032 Framingham, MA 01703
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31 THANK YOU TO OUR HOUSE TOUR REFRESHMENT DONORS Keefe Tech Culinary Arts Program Joni’s Cannolis Panera Bread Framingham Baking Company Trader Joe’s
THANK YOU TO OUR HOUSE TOUR RAFFLE DONORS Amazing Things Art Center Ken’s Steakhouse Reena Salon & Spa AMC Theatres Learning Express Toys River’s Edge Garden Center American Girl Doll of Sudbury Robinson’s Hardware Art by Patricia Bossange Legal Sea Foods Framingham Saxonville Mills Café Bella Costa Ristorante Lloyd’s Diner Skin Smart Salon Bullfinch’s Longfellow’s Wayside Inn Spavia Burtons Grill Framingham Mad Willie’s Ice Cream Sunnyside Café and Catering Club Pilates Framingham Margaret Estes Temazcal Framingham CJ’s Northside Grill Mooyah Burgers, Fries The Center for the Arts and Shakes Common Ground Yoga in Natick Morse Tavern Diana Edwards The Frugal Flower Nails by Deena Duck Soup Tommy’s Taxi Oak Barrel Tavern Sudbury El Basha Grille Sudbury Volturno Framingham Orangetheory Fitness Vokes Players Theater Framed in Time Sudbury Wegman’s Natick Framingham Beer Works Pat Towle Heritage of Sherborn Red Rover Clothing Jack’s Abby Beer Hall Company & Kitchen
This House Tour is dedicated to Natalie Mullen. We are deeply saddened by the sudden death of Natalie, a long time volunteer at the FHC. She was a key member of our House Tour Committee and loved planning the Patron’s Party with her dear friend Meg Kelley. We will miss her enthusiasm and dedication to our community.
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Committee Members: Margaret Estes, Patsy Rossetti Green, Bonnie Henricksen, Meg Kelley, Natalie Mullen, Annie Murphy, Anne O’Donnell, Susan Silva, Lisa Sinisalo, Joan Spinazola, Laura Stagliola, Susan Tarini Patron’s Party: Homeowners: Daniel and Nilzadete Ganley Coordinators: Meg Kelley, Natalie Mullen, Susan Silva Catering: Tastings House Photography: Lynne Damianos © Damianos Photography 2019 Marketing: Lisa Sinisalo and Laura Stagliola Raffle: Susan Tarini and Laura Stagliola Tour Book House Write-Ups: Alison Courchesne, Brett Peruzzi, Annie Murphy, Stacen Goldman Tour Book Publisher: Joe Mola Tour Book Printer: Sir Speedy Refreshments: Margaret Estes, Anne O’Donnell, Doreen & Ted Anthony Volunteer Coordinator: Patsy Rossetti Green Thank You Party: Jeff Delvy Homeowner Basket: Bonnie Henricksen and Susan Silva Map: Janet LoCastro, City of Framingham, DPW Engineering
The Framingham History Center sincerely regrets any errors which may appear in this booklet. The inclusion of companies or products in this book should not be interpreted as an endorsement by the Framingham History Center.
To become a member of the Framingham History Center, please visit our website at framinghamhistory.org or send a check to: FHC, PO Box 2032, Framingham, MA 01703
33 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Name Page Alltype Digital Graphics...... 25 Avidia Bank...... 22 Bernardi Auto Group...... inside front cover Charlene Frary, Realty Executives...... 17 Damianos Photography & Publishing...... 27 David Ferrini Coldwell Banker ...... 18 Edgell Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum...... 17 Fitts Insurance...... 26 Framed in Time and Artful Gifts...... 9 Framingham State University ...... inside back cover Jay Allen, Realty Executives Boston West...... 20 Jeffrey Delvy Design and Decoration...... 25 ICL Imaging...... 27 Middlesex Savings Bank...... 6 Murphy, Edwards, Goncalves & Ferrera, PC...... back cover Mutual One Bank ...... 8 Norton Funeral Home...... 10 Paul Flaherty Plumbing & Heating Company, Inc...... 24 Petrini & Associates, PC...... 14 Philip Ottaviani, Realty Executives Boston West...... 12 Russo Insurance Agency Inc...... 9 Saxonville Mills ...... 25 Starr Construction Inc...... 28 Sweet Building & Remodeling, Inc...... 16
INDEX OF PROPERTIES 85 Belknap Road (Jeremiah Belknap House) ...... 7 37 Berry Street...... 11 72 Main Street (Dexter Hemenway House)...... 13 110 Mill Street ...... 15 2 Oak Street (The Village Hall)...... 19 18 Vernon Street (Eliphalet Wheeler House)...... 21 437 Water Street...... 23
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