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Record 589/784
Copyright Framingham History Center
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Collection Postcard Collection
Description Colored postcard, Memorial Library and Soldier's Monument, Framingham, Mass. C. T. American Art

In lieu of a Civil War monument, Framingham built this library building as a memorial to its citizens who died in service from 1861-1865. Architects were W. Frank Hurd and William A. Rice. The stone was quarried along Salem End Road, and the building was dedicated on Feb. 22, 1873. The soldier statue, by Martin Milmore, was in the memorial hall but was moveds outside about 1880.
Year Range from 1915
Year range to 1930
Object ID 2007.30.162
Object Name postcard
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Last modified on: October 26, 2011