[Cyrus Wakefield mansion]

Item Information

Title:
[Cyrus Wakefield mansion]
Description:
"The Cyrus Wakefield Mansion was located on Main Street where the Wakefield Jr. High and Atwell Schools now stand. Cyrus Wakefield was instrumental in bringing the rattan industry to the town (then called South Reading) and generously donated the funds to build the former Town Hall located on the corner of Main and Water Streets. The town was renamed 'Wakefield' in 1868 in his honor." -- Text from calendar. Image from the Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department annual calendar, 1988 Photo courtesy of the Payro family and Louis Picardi.
Contributor:
Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department (Wakefield, Mass.)
Contributor:
D'Onofrio, Jayne M.
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Collection (local):
Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department calendars
Subjects:
Wakefield Mansion (Wakefield, Mass.)
Atwell School (Wakefield, Mass.)
Wakefield Estate (Wakefield, Mass.)
Architecture, Domestic
Mansions
Places:
Massachusetts > Middlesex (county) > Wakefield
Link to Item:
https://omeka-s.noblenet.org/s/wakefield/item/17580
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
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Publisher:
Wakefield, Mass. : Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department
Notes:
Information about this item was supplied by NOBLE Digital Heritage.