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Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

Americal Civic Center at 467 Main Street, Wakefield, Mass.

Item

Title

Americal Civic Center at 467 Main Street, Wakefield, Mass.

Description

Photos show the former Massachusetts state armory building located at 467 Main Street on the west side of the street at the corner of Armory Street. The neoclassical building was dedicated on January 15, 1913. In 1975 the town of Wakefield purchased the armory from the state for one dollar. It is now known as the Americal Civic Center and operated by the Americal Civic Center Association.
Detailed entry in building survey, "The cultural resources of Wakefield", pC32
The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photos taken at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Contributor

Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library

Coverage

Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
467 Main Street (Wakefield, Mass.)

Creator

Klapes, Jeffrey M., 1964-

Date

07-08-2008

Format

image/jpeg

Publisher

[Wakefield, Mass. : The author]

Subject

Armories
Americal Civic Center (Wakefield, Mass.)

Type

still image
Photographs

Original Format

6 photographs : digital, JPEG file, color