Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

Title

The Hibernian Building at 18 Albion Street, Wakefield, Mass.

Description

Photos show views of the commercial building located at 18 Albion Street on the south side of the street at the corner of Foster Street. The structure was originally built around 1800 and located a few buildings to the east at the corner of Albion and Main Streets. Samuel Wiley had built the house, and later expanded it to include a tavern. In 1858 the building was raised and a first floor added underneath. It is at this time that it was known as the Quannapowitt House. In the 1780s the tavern was broken into pieces and moved. The southern end was moved to the current location at the corner of Albion and Foster Streets, and it was converted to a neo-Tudor style with ornamental half-timbering and a stucco exterior. Starting in 1924 it was used by the Hibernian Order. In more recent years it has also been known as the Sardella Building. The building now incorporates 6 Foster Street as well as the Albion Street address.

Detailed entry in building survey, "The cultural resources of Wakefield", pC45

Photos taken at 8:45 a.m. on Monday, July 28, 2008

Contributor

Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library

Coverage

Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield

18 Albion Street (Wakefield, Mass.)

Creator

Klapes, Jeffrey M., 1964-

Date

07-28-2008

Format

image/jpeg

Publisher

[Wakefield, Mass. : The author]

Subject

Commercial buildings

Hibernian Building (Wakefield, Mass.)

Sardella Building (Wakefield, Mass.)

Type

still image

Photographs

Original Format

4 photographs : digital, JPEG file, color