Memorial Hall (Foxborough, Massachusetts)
Memorial Hall is a historic Grand Army of the Republic hall at 22 South Street in Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States. It is a single-story granite Gothic Revival structure, octagonal in shape, with four projecting wings and a turret capped by a statue of a Union Army soldier (carved in wood by noted sculptor by Charles H. Pizzano.
Memorial Hall | |
Location | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°3′50″N 71°15′2″W |
Built | 1868 |
Architect | John Stevens |
Architectural style | Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 83000597 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 21, 1983 |
The hall was built in 1868, and for many years housed Foxborough's public library.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] The Grand Army of the Republic Hall in Aurora, Illinois is very closely based on this structure.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "MACRIS inventory record for Memorial Hall". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
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