place

Dedham Village Historic District

Dedham, MassachusettsGovernment of Dedham, MassachusettsHistoric districts in Norfolk County, MassachusettsHistoric districts on the National Register of Historic Places in MassachusettsNRHP infobox with nocat
National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk County, MassachusettsNorfolk County, Massachusetts Registered Historic Place stubsUse mdy dates from August 2023
Old Village Cemetery, Dedham MA
Old Village Cemetery, Dedham MA

The Dedham Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic center of Dedham, Massachusetts. Its principal focus is a stretch of High Street between Bridge and Ames Streets; it extends south along Bridge Street to Haven Street, as well as along Ames and Court Streets, and small streets adjacent. The area has been associated with the growth and development of Dedham since the community was established in 1636. Its most notable structure is the Norfolk County Courthouse, a National Historic Landmark. It also includes the Old Village Cemetery. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. It is roughly bounded by Village Avenue and High, Court, Washington, School, and Chestnut Streets.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Dedham Village Historic District (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Dedham Village Historic District
Village Avenue,

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Dedham Village Historic DistrictContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 42.248333333333 ° E -71.180277777778 °
placeShow on map

Address

Village Avenue 63
02026
Massachusetts, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Old Village Cemetery, Dedham MA
Old Village Cemetery, Dedham MA
Share experience

Nearby Places

St. Mary's School and Asylum
St. Mary's School and Asylum

St. Mary's School and Asylum was a Catholic girls' school and orphanage in Dedham, Massachusetts. In 1866 the Sisters of Charity founded the St. Mary's School and Asylum at what was formerly the Norfolk House. The property was sold to them for $1 by Martin Bates who, out of a "spirit of vindictiveness," gave it to the Sisters because the Town of Dedham would not purchase the run down building from him at his asking price. Bates, who was not Catholic, had previously tried selling the building at auction, but could find no buyer willing to pay a price equal to his mortgage. At news of the sale, the Dedham Gazette wrote in an editorial: Whatever prejudices may naturally exist against the establishment of a Roman Catholic School in so central a location, the community cannot but feel that the transformation of a building recently used only for the indiscriminate sale of liquors into an institution founded for 'promoting virtue, learning and piety in the town of Dedham' is an object worthy only of the most exalted motives, and in this view should be accepted as a public blessing. Soon after Sister Catherine of Syracuse, New York, Sister Veronica of Troy, New York, and Sister Anselm of Chicago, Illinois, arrived on July 20, 1866, they endeared themselves to the community. One year later, the school was educating 60 girls and was home to 10 orphans. By 1871, the first parochial school in Norfolk County was winning praise in the press for "elevating the foreign class both intellectually and morally."The school was situated far away from the homes of many parishioners of the local Catholic Church, St. Mary's, and thus they did not send their children to it. Since they did not send their children to it, they did not support it financially either. The school held a number of fundraisers, but with the heavy debt of the parish the school closed on June 27, 1879. It would have cost the parish $1,500 a year to keep it open. The closure was intended to be temporary, but it never reopened. The building was sold in 1905.The School's superiors included Sisters Mary Ann Alexis, Mary Frances, and Mary Vincent, and its teachers included Sisters Mary Josephine, Mary Martin, Mary Genevieve, Mary Theotina, Mary Victorina, and Mary Vincent, among others.