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Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

Bandstand on Lower Common, Wakefield, Mass.

Item

Title
Bandstand on Lower Common, Wakefield, Mass.
Description
Photos show views of the bandstand on the Lower Common in Wakefield. The wood and granite structure was built in 1885 from a $10,000 bequest Cornelius Sweetser donated to the town for park beautification purposes at the time of the "City Beautiful" movement in America. The bandstand recalls the exotic flavor of England's Brighton Pavilion, but also has details in the Queen Anne style.
Detailed entry in building survey, "The cultural resources of Wakefield", pD146
The Band stand is part of the Common Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places
Photos taken at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, July 7, 2008
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Coverage
Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
Wakefield Common (Wakefield, Mass. )
Creator
Klapes, Jeffrey M., 1964-
Date
07-07-2008
Format
image/jpeg
Publisher
[Wakefield, Mass. : The author]
Subject
Bandstands
Type
still image
Photographs
Original Format
6 photographs : digital, JPEG file, color