Randolph Photos: Town Buildings and Monuments
Title
Randolph Photos: Town Buildings and Monuments
Description
Photos and postcards showing Randolph scenes from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s. This collection focuses on Randolph's town buildings, including Stetson Hall, the Turner Free Library, and Randolph's original water treatment station.
Publisher
Randolph Historical Commission
Contributor
Randolph Historical Commission
Kate Tardiff, archivist intern
Collection Items
Turner Free Library and Turner/Beach Estate
This Turner Free Library building was built in 1875 and burned down in 1962. The postcard has been colorized, likely through hand coloring. This postcard was originally sent to Mrs. Daniel Palmer, signed by "Mrs. McG".
Turner Free Library and Turner/Beach Estate
The Turner Free Library building which can be seen in this photo was built in 1874 and burned down in 1962. Next door at 18 North Main St. is the Turner/Beach Estate. Built in the 1850s, the property was occupied by Seth Turner originally but was…
Turner Free Library
This Turner Free Library building was built in 1875 and burned down in 1962. The building had space for businesses on the first floor, while the library occupied the upper floors. In this image, a sign for the Saunders Bros. Market hangs on the south…
Turner Free Library
This building, housing the Turner Free Library, was built in 1875 and burned down in 1962. Signs for the businesses on the first floor of the library building can be seen: the Randolph Herald offices are on the left, while R. E. Lyons Book and Card…
Stetson Hall
At the time this photograph was taken, Stetson Hall, built in 1842, served as the Town Hall. This postcard has been hand-colored, showing the hall with a blue roof. An American flag flies above the hall, and a sign on a tree on the left-hand side of…
Turner Free Library
This building, housing the Turner Free Library, was built in 1875 and burned down in 1962. This postcard has been colorized, likely through hand-painting the original photograph. A caption beneath the image reads "Turner Library, Randolph, Mass."…
Town Hall
This building at 41 South Main St. was built in 1909-1910 to house Stetson High School. It became Stetson Grammar School in 1952 when the high school moved to Memorial Dr., was closed ca. 1982, was proposed as the Town Hall ca. 1985, and was…
Randolph Stone Almshouse
This house for the poor of the town of Randolph, located on 185 South St., was used before the almshouse located off Pleasant St., on modern-day Amvets Ln., was built; the latter was built when this smaller stone building ran out of room to house the…
Stetson Hall at Randolph's change of government
This night shot of Stetson Hall shows a large flag being flown in front of the building, hung from the extended ladder of a fire truck. The flag was flown to commemorate Randolph's change of government from a town meeting system to a town council and…
Stetson Hall with bunting
At the time this photograph was taken, Stetson Hall, built in 1842, served as the Town Hall. Patriotic bunting hangs between the columns at the front of the building, possibly to celebrate the nation's bicentennial. In the foreground of the image, a…