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...
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Beth Hoff
May 23 min read
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...
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Beth Hoff
Jan 243 min read
Old Town Hall
Across Longmeadow Street from Alex’s Bagels sits an unimposing small brick building – 417 Longmeadow Street. Originally a one-room...
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Betsy McKee
Jan 43 min read
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...
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Beth Hoff
Nov 1, 20234 min read
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...
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Lenny Shaker
Jun 22, 20232 min read
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...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
May 4, 20232 min read
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...
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Tim Casey
Apr 6, 20234 min read
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...
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Lenny Shaker
Mar 23, 20233 min read
Bowles’ Farm Postcard
While exploring eBay for Longmeadow memorabilia I discovered this 1907 Bowles’ Farm postcard and purchased it for the Longmeadow...
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Tim Casey/ Beth Hoff
Feb 23, 20235 min read
“…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...
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Lenny Shaker
Nov 22, 20223 min read
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...
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Beth Hoff
Nov 22, 20224 min read
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...
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Lenny Shaker
Nov 21, 20223 min read
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...
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Beth Hoff
Nov 21, 20225 min read
Sears Homes in Longmeadow
11 Franklin Terrace, Longmeadow, MA Until the turn of the 20th Century, Longmeadow was primarily an agricultural community. That started...
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Lenny Shaker
Nov 21, 20223 min read
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...
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Betsy McKee
Nov 21, 20223 min read
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...
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Lenny Shaker
Nov 19, 20223 min read
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...
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Melissa M. Cybulski
Nov 19, 20223 min read
April 1775: Longmeadow Reports
Battle of Lexington 1775 by Amos Doolittle This week Massachusetts celebrates Patriots’ Day, a holiday commemorating the Battles of...
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Beth Hoff
Nov 18, 20223 min read
The Stars of Longmeadow
Star on the Storrs House Museum Have you ever noticed the plaques on many of the antique houses in Longmeadow? The markers feature a...
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Lenny Shaker
Nov 18, 20222 min read
Longmeadow's Shrinking Boundaries
Over the years Longmeadow‘s boundaries have changed and its size has decreased. Beginning as a precinct of Springfield, Longmeadow’s...
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