[MassHistPres] Greek Revival Town Hall

[James Hadley]

It seems to me the attached photo, and history connected with it should be 
close enough to the situation faced in Westminster to cause the Selectmen to 
think again. As in Orleans, this historic meetinghouse building is owned and 
operated by the local historical society.
Jim Hadley, Orleans, MA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "M Fenollosa" <mmt.fenollosa at verizon.net>
To: "Betsy Hannula" <betsyhannula at verizon.net>
Cc: "List Serve Mass Historical Commission" <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Greek Revival Town Hall


> Hi --
>
> If you go to MHC's MACRIS list (http://mhc-macris.net) and click on
> location - "all towns", resource type - "buildings", architectural style
> - "Greek Revival", use type - "town halls",
>
> you'll get a list of 119 such buildings across the commonwealth...
>
> Marilyn Fenollosa
>
> Betsy Hannula wrote:
>
>>I am looking for a town in Massachusetts that has a Greek Revival period 
>>Town Hall that has been rehabilitated or restored, either for continued 
>>use as a town hall or for any other reuse.  I would like to visit it and 
>>take photos, or at the least have a photo of it or a scan of a photo that 
>>I could use emailed to me if anyone is able.
>>The Selectmen in Westminster have placed an article on the warrant for the 
>>town meeting on May 3 to demolish our Town Hall now that we have a new 
>>one.  (They are all in favor of making this land a park.)  I'm preparing a 
>>Power point presentation showing (1) old homes and buildings in 
>>Westminster that we have already lost, (2) activities that have taken 
>>place in the old Town Hall for more than a century, and (3) other town 
>>halls in Massachusetts that have been successfully restored and reused.  I 
>>have already been to Townsend and Groton (beautiful) but they're of a 
>>different period and I think the impact would be greater if I had a 
>>similar style building.
>>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Betsy Hannula
>>
>>
>>68 Harrington Road
>>Westminster, MA 01473
>>
>>
>>
>>Tel. 978-874-0430
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