Return of Historic Features Being Considered for Downtown Hamilton

Community Preservation Act money could be used to recreate historic features in downtown Hamilton.

Several vestiges of history could be returning to downtown Hamilton if voters OK a plan to use Community Preservation Act money to install benches, gas lanterns and plant trees. “There is really a lot of history in Hamilton that someone who is newer to town would have no idea about,” said Selectman Jeff Hubbard, who has been pushing the plan to return some of the features of the downtown that were commonplace 100 years ago. This week, Hubbard presented a plan to the full Board of Selectmen outlining the plan to install gas lanterns, install benches, plant trees and install an archway (similar to the one at the Hamilton-Wenham Library) highlighting the pedestrian walkway that connects the Shoppes at Hamilton Crossing to the area between …

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Ron Powell

3:10 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013

Congratulations on your new appointment, David. I'm sure that you will find that Hamilton residents are proud of their town, and rightfully so. It's a lovely town with beautiful open spaces and good, friendly people. Reading is a well-managed town, and though my role was very small, I am forever grateful for the opportunity that I had to assist in the planning for the Common in Reading.   more ›

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Name the Old Wenham Store in This Photo

In this week's edition of Then and Now, we ask what the name of the store is in this photo. And, as always, tell us when the photo was taken.

Here is the latest edition of the regular feature "Then and Now.” We'll start by showing you a picture from the past in either Hamilton or Wenham. Then you'll have a chance to guess where it was taken and can come back to get the answer on Thursday. Plus, you will see a picture of it as it looks today. In this week’s photo, what is the name of the old downtown Wenham store in this photo? We've given you a head start by telling you where it is. Tell us the name of the store. Also, when was the photo taken? Please make all guesses in the comments section below.

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Thomas S. Luxton

8:09 pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2012

From the late 1940's until the mid 1980's the store was owned and run by Wes and Jesse Chadder I think it was named Wenham Market but to the locals it was called Chadder's.   more ›

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What Is In This Photo? When Was It Taken?

In this week's edition of Then and Now, we ask who is in the photo? What is in the photo? What is it called? When was the photo taken?

Here is the latest edition of the regular feature "Then and Now.” We'll start on Tuesday by showing you a picture from the past in either Hamilton or Wenham. Then you'll have a chance to guess where it was taken and can come back to get the answer on Thursday. Plus, you will see a picture of it as it looks today. In this week’s photo, who is in the photo? What is in the photo? What is it called? When was the photo taken? Please make all guesses in the comments section below.

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Where Was This Building? When Did It Burn Down?

In this week's edition of Then and Now, we show you a photo of a building that is no longer standing. Where was it? And when did it burn?

Here is the latest edition of the regular feature "Then and Now.” We'll start on Tuesday by showing you a picture from the past in either Hamilton or Wenham. Then you'll have a chance to guess where it was taken and can come back to get the answer on Thursday. Plus, you will see a picture of it as it looks today. In this week’s photo, where was this photo taken? When was the photo taken? And the main building in this photo burned down. As a bonus, what year did it burn? Please make all guesses in the comments section below.

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Ron Powell

10:20 pm on Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Same answer as the last time you asked it (nyuck, nycuk). http://hamilton-wenham.patch.com/articles/where-was-this-building-and-what-year-did-it-burn   more ›

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What Roads and Buildings Are in This Photo?

Do you know where this photo was taken? What are the roads and buildings in the photo? When was it taken?

Here is the latest edition of the popular regular feature "Then and Now.” We'll start on Tuesday by showing you a picture from the past in either Hamilton or Wenham. Then you'll have a chance to guess where it was taken and can come back to get the answer on Thursday. Plus, you will see a picture of it as it looks today. In this week’s photo, can you name the roads in the photo? How about the buildings? What are some of these building used for today?  Please make all guesses in the comments section below.

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Where was This Photo Taken?

Take a guess at this week's "Then and Now" historical photo. Where was it taken and when?

Here is the latest edition of the popular regular feature "Then and Now.” We'll start on Tuesday by showing you a picture from the past in either Hamilton or Wenham. Then you'll have a chance to guess where it was taken and can come back to get the answer on Thursday. Plus, you will see a picture of it as it looks today. This week’s photo is not too hard, but also take a guess at what year the photo was taken. Please take all guesses in the comments section below.

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'Then and Now' was Stubbs' Ship Portrait

This week's "Then and Now" image was W.P. Stubbs ship portrait that hangs at Hamilton Town Hall.

The latest "Then and Now" historical photo feature is a painting of “The Big Bonanza” by W.P. Stubbs. The painting hangs at Hamilton Town Hall, as shown in the accompanying photo. The painting of a three-masted ship is from about 1890. The daughter of the ship’s captain, Collins Ingalls Andrews, lived in Hamilton on Bay Road. Reader Sarah Blanding was the only person to guess and she was correct. Congratulations Sarah. There's a new historical photo posted every Tuesday. Check the site next Tuesday for the latest one. Special thanks to Arthur "Butch" Crosbie and the Hamilton Historical Society and the Wenham Museum for providing the photos we use for this feature. Plus, if you have a picture that was taken somewhere it Hamilton and …

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Sarah Blanding

11:53 am on Friday, August 19, 2011

I must confess that I had some inside knowledge about this piece. It is currently hanging, not in the Hamilton Historical Society, but at All Allies Fine Art Restoration in downtown Hamilton where it is being restored for the Historical Society. The painting had over a century's worth of dirt and grime on its surface as well as two prominent rips. I've added photos which show the painting during …   more ›

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Where Does This 120-Year-Old Painting Hang?

The weekly "Then and Now" feature takes a slightly different angle this week.

Here is the latest edition of the popular regular feature "Then and Now.” We'll start on Tuesday by showing you a picture from the past in either Hamilton or Wenham. Then you'll have a chance to guess where it was taken and can come back to get the answer on Thursday. Plus, you will see a picture of it as it looks today. Every now and then we take a slightly different approach with the feature. In this case, tell us where the painting shown here is currently hanging in a public place in the two towns. As an added challenge, name the ship in the photo or who owns the painting. Take a guess in the comments section below.

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Where Was This Old Photo Taken?

Take a guess in the comments section - where was this local historical photo taken?

It’s Tuesday which means the popular "Then and Now" delivers another picture from the past in the two towns. We start by showing you a historical picture from either Hamilton or Wenham. Then you'll have a chance to guess where it was taken and can come back to get the answer on Thursday. Plus, you will see a picture of it as it looks today. Take a guess where the above photo was taken in the comments section below.

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Where Was This? Who Is It? When Was It?

This week's "Then and Now" asks readers to guess in the comments section where the photo was taken, when it was taken and who is in it.

The popular regular feature "Then and Now" has returned. We'll start on Tuesday by showing you a picture from the past in either Hamilton or Wenham. Then you'll have a chance to guess where it was taken and can come back to get the answer on Thursday. Plus, you will see a picture of it as it looks today. Take a guess where the above photo was taken, when it was taken or who is in the photo in the comments section below.

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