Needham History: The Needham Leg
Oh, yeah? Well, good riddance! Barachaiah Mason’s map of Needham was made in 1771, and is the oldest known map of the town. The map...
Needham History: Echo Bridge
A rare view by a famous photographer. The JW Black stereo view of Echo Bridge under construction, showing the timber-framed arch supports and the huge...
Needham History: Cranberries! – Who Knew?
I do love surprises! The Spencer Fuller house and barns at 167 Charles River Street, built in 1835. Charles Spencer Pierce owned the house when...
Needham History: The Hottest Meeting Ever Held in Needham
We still have Town Meeting, but without the fistfights. Eaton’s Livery, Sale, & Boarding Stable, circa 1880. Everett Eaton maintained vehicles of various types for...
Needham History: Le Grand Dérangement
Even in Arcadia, there am I. (Virgil, The Eclogues V.42) "A View of the Plundering and Burning of the City of Grimross," Thomas Davies (1758)....
Needham History: Louis Holman’s House
Others would come later. First, there was Needham. The Holman house at 20 Oakland Avenue, circa 1950. Windows on the right façade differ slightly from...