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The Longmeadow Waterworks
In 1894, Longmeadow was poised to begin its rapid expansion from a small farming community to the fully built-up suburb of today....
Beth Hoff
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Grassy Gutter
Our town of Longmeadow is filled with street names that reflect its history such as Bliss Road, Williams Street, King Philip Drive, and...
Lenny Shaker
Jan 113 min read
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King Philip's Stockade
King Philip’s Stockade is neither a stockade, nor was it King Philip’s. So what’s the story? Entering or exiting I-91 from the...
Melissa M. Cybulski
May 18, 20244 min read
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Lost Ponds of Longmeadow
Who doesn’t love relaxing next to (or swimming in) a body of water on a beautiful summer day? Longmeadow is blessed with an abundance of...
Beth Hoff
May 2, 20243 min read
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Old Town Hall
Across Longmeadow Street from Alex’s Bagels sits an unimposing small brick building – 417 Longmeadow Street. Originally a one-room...
Beth Hoff
Jan 24, 20243 min read
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Renovating a Room with a View
All houses benefit from a little decor updating from time time, including historic house museums. To set the stage: more than ten years...
Betsy McKee
Jan 4, 20243 min read
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Chandler Avenue
Across the Longmeadow Green from First Church of Christ and stretching to the west is a small country lane named Chandler Avenue. Flanked...
Beth Hoff
Nov 1, 20234 min read
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Seven Acres
While most properties in Longmeadow today clock in at well under an acre of land, that hasn’t always been the case, particularly along...
Lenny Shaker
Jun 22, 20232 min read
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A Walk Through the Old Emerson Place
Cooley-Emerson House at 476 Longmeadow Street image courtesy raveis.com It’s not every day you get a complete basement-to-attic tour of...
Melissa M. Cybulski
May 4, 20232 min read
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The Longmeadow Border Jog
If you have ever looked at a map of Massachusetts and Connecticut, for the most part, the border between the two is a straight line. That...
Tim Casey
Apr 6, 20234 min read
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Bowles’ Farm Postcard
While exploring eBay for Longmeadow memorabilia I discovered this 1907 Bowles’ Farm postcard and purchased it for the Longmeadow...
Lenny Shaker
Mar 23, 20233 min read
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“…lot shall not be re-sold to a colored person, an Italian or a Polander”
1920 Map of Longmeadow showing the area of the Brookline development “…lot shall not be re-sold to a colored person, an Italian or a...
Tim Casey/ Beth Hoff
Feb 23, 20235 min read
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The Chapel
The First Church of Christ of Longmeadow is a truly historic town landmark. At one time there was an associated structure that stood for...
Lenny Shaker
Nov 22, 20223 min read
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Dairy Farming in Longmeadow
Jarius R. Kibbe and oxen of Frank B. Allen. Image courtesy of Stephen Forbes. Until the turn of the century, most Longmeadow families...
Beth Hoff
Nov 22, 20224 min read
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Longmeadow Street's Hidden Frank Lloyd Wright Inspired Gems
An iconic feature of Longmeadow is “The Green” which is on the National Register of Historic Places primarily because of the historic...
Lenny Shaker
Nov 21, 20223 min read
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Sears Homes in Longmeadow
11 Franklin Terrace, Longmeadow, MA Until the turn of the 20th Century, Longmeadow was primarily an agricultural community. That started...
Beth Hoff
Nov 21, 20225 min read
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Longmeadow’s Governor: Foster Furcolo
John Foster Furcolo was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 29, 1911. He dropped the use of his first name in the late 1940s. Before...
Lenny Shaker
Nov 21, 20223 min read
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Fire! Fire!
If you were one of the many people who voted at the Community House this week, then you were visiting the site of a significant mid-19th...
Betsy McKee
Nov 21, 20223 min read
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Olmsted’s Longmeadow
This week mark's the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted who is considered the father of American landscape...
Lenny Shaker
Nov 19, 20223 min read
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April 1775: Longmeadow Reports
Battle of Lexington 1775 by Amos Doolittle This week Massachusetts celebrates Patriots’ Day, a holiday commemorating the Battles of...
Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 19, 20223 min read
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