Needham History: A House with So Much History!
My heart skips a beat [caption id="attachment_133048" align="alignnone" width="800"] The Joshua Lewis House (built 1776) at 178 South Street. The painting is by NC Wyeth,...
Needham History: Welcome to Dairyland!
““Untouched from Cow to Consumer!”” [caption id="attachment_133048" align="alignnone" width="800"] Welcome to Dairyland! Walker-Gordon’s farm was bordered by Central Avenue, Charles River Street, and Fisher Street....
Needham History: Marching Under the Banner of Henry Clay
“The skies are bright, Our hearts are light.....” [caption id="attachment_133048" align="alignnone" width="800"] The Clay-Frelinghuysen Banner. The image of the horse, oxen, and plow was used...
Needham History: Water Under the Bridge
... or Over the Dam. We have that, too. [caption id="attachment_133048" align="alignnone" width="800"] Fisher’s Bridge (Central Avenue to Dover) is the oldest bridge still standing...
Needham History: The Lyceum
“Lectures and debates on all sorts of subjects which concern the well-being of the community” [caption id="attachment_133048" align="alignnone" width="800"] The old town center at Central...
Needham History: The Busy Corner Store
“A corner that has been – literally – at the center of Needham for nearly 170 years.” [caption id="attachment_133049" align="alignleft" width="800"] The 1887 birds-eye map...