Needham History: The Dedham Avenue Reservoir
Once we finally decided we needed it, demand grew fast. Excavating and grading the Reservoir basin. The pumping house is in the background. These photos...
Keeping Faith: Historic Needham Church Faces New Future After Closing
October 6, 2023 • The First Baptist Church in Needham has closed its doors and merged with a Jamaica Plain Parish, but that does not...
Needham History: An Italianate Palazzo in the Center of Needham
The very best Needham had to offer. The Needham High School/Emery Grover Building, probably taken c. 1900, shortly after it was completed. The clock face...
Needham History: Hidden Secrets
An unlikely nest of spies... 40 Grant Street, at the corner of Grant and School Streets. The house was built in 1905 for Julia Casey,...
Needham History: “Without which we canNot be hapy”
Dedham was being mean to us. The decision by the General Court to incorporate the Dedham lands north of the Charles River as its own...
Needham History: What Happened to Center Station?
We hardly notice it now, but it was once quite special Two views of Needham Center Station when it was new, circa 1890. The top...