Wellesley Town Hall

Wellesley Town Hall is located at 525 Washington Street in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Occupying a prominent location in Hunnewell Park near the town's central business district, this Romanesque stone building was designed by Shaw & Hunnewell and built between 1881 and 1886.

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Type: Town hall
Description: rathaus in Massachusetts, United States of America
Address: 525 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wellesley Square station and Wellesley College.

Wellesley Square station

Railway station

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Wellesley Square station is a commuter rail station on the MBTA Commuter Rail Framingham/Worcester Line, located just north of the Route 16-Route 135 intersection in downtown Wellesley, Massachusetts. Wellesley Square station is situated 890 feet west of Wellesley Town Hall.

Wellesley College

College

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Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is a member of the Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial grouping of women's colleges in the northeastern United States. Wellesley College is situated 1 mile southwest of Wellesley Town Hall.

Whitin Observatory

Observatory

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Whitin Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Wellesley College. Built in 1900, with additions in 1906, 1967, and 2010, it is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and named after Wellesley College trustee Mrs. Whitin Observatory is situated 3,200 feet west of Wellesley Town Hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wellesley and Newton Lower Falls.

Wellesley

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Wellesley is a city in Massachusetts in the Greater Boston area. It is a wealthy suburb and home to Wellesley College, Babson College and Mass Bay Community College. Wellesley includes the villages of Babson Park and Wellesley Hills.

Newton Lower Falls

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Newton Lower Falls is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The commercial area extends across the Charles River into Wellesley, where it is known as Wellesley Lower Falls, where a majority of the retail businesses are located. Newton Lower Falls is situated 2½ miles northeast of Wellesley Town Hall.