Wellesley in Norfolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Wellesley Town Hall

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1. Wellesley Town Hall Marker

National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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Inscription. Gift of H.H. Hunnewell 1881-86
has been placed on the
National register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 42° 17.873′ N, 71° 17.507′ W. Marker is in Wellesley, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County. It can be reached from the intersection of Washington Street (Massachusetts Route 16) and Wellesley Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 525 Washington St, Wellesley MA 02482, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Boston.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow

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flies: Site of the Home of Amos Mills (approx. one mile away); Indian Meetinghouse (approx. 2.1 miles away); Near This Spot (approx. 2½ miles away); First Congregational Church (approx. 3 miles away); Odd Fellow's Building (approx. 3 miles away); Town of Needham (approx. 3.4 miles away); Cook's Bridge (approx. 3½ miles away); First Church in Old U.F. Village (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wellesley.

Regarding Wellesley Town Hall. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

The land on which the Town Hall is located was part of a fifty acre estate belonging to Dr. William Thomas Green Morton, who in 1846 first introduced the use of ether as an anaesthetic. Etherton Cottage, Dr. Morton's home, is said to have stood on the site where the library was built in 1881. Thirty acres of Dr. Morton's estate were bought in 1879 by Horatio H. Hunnewell, a wealthy banker, railroad tycoon and an important entrepreneur in Boston, who was married to Isabella Welles, the daughter of another wealthy and prominent family in the area. When West Needham separated from Needham in 1881 and was incorporated as
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2. Wellesley Town Hall Marker
the Town of Wellesley, Hunnewell donated ten acres from his estate to the new town, in recognition of the honor bestowed on his wife's family. He also built the library which now stands in the part (the eastern portion of the present building) and in 1883 added the Town Hall.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.