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Framingham attractions
Danforth Museum of Art, 123 Union Avenue, Phone: +1 508-620-0050, . Art dating from the 18th century to present day. Admission fee for adults is $10, and seniors and children is $8.
Framingham Town Common, Edgell and Vernon Streets (Park on Oak street.) The Town Common is the home to several historic buildings including The Old Village Hall, Edgell Library, the Framingham Historical Society as well and the Unitarian (First Parish) and Plymouth Churches. There are also various monuments and plaques throughout the Common.
Framingham Town Hall, 150 Concord St. Intersection of Union Avenue and Concord St. Phone: +1 508-532-5520, . Go in to the Framingham Town Hall just to see Framingham's history, or to get a schedule of events in Framingham coming up.
Village Hall, 2 Oak St, Phone: +1 508-879-8995. Great historic venue in the Greater Boston area. Built in 1834, it is on the list of National Register of Historic Places.
Village of Saxonville
Saxonville is a village in Framingham. The main road is Concord Street (Route 126) and branches out on to Central Street and Elm Street. The Sudbury River surrounds the village on 3 sides. Saxonville has some wonderful historic landmarks and architecture to see.
Athenaeum Hall, Concord Street at Watson Place. Built in 1847, Athenaeum Hall was first the town hall. The building has also server as "a school, a jail, a hospital, a polling place, and a newspaper pressroom."
Old Danforth Street Bridge, Danforth Street. This bridge was completely renovated and refurbished in 2003. The bridge also leads to the Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail.
Carol J. Getchell Nature Trail, Starts at the intersection of Sudbury Landing and Danforth Street next to the bridge. Named for one of the founders of the Friends of Saxonville , the trail runs along 1 mile of the Sudbury River.
Saxonville Fire Station, Concord Street to Watson Place next to the Athenaeum Hall. The fire station was built in 1902 and is the oldest active fire station in Framingham.
Saxonville Mills & Josephine Kochnowicz Clock Tower, Concord Street and Central Street. The mill complex runs along Concord Street and turns left onto Central Street by the Sudbury River. Building #7 (on Concord Street) is the only original building to have survived the great fire of 1883. (All the other buildings are circa 1884 or after.) The Clock Tower is on Central street across from the Saxonville Falls Dam.
Saxonville Falls and Dam, Central Street at the intersection of Water Street across from the mill clock tower. The dam was built on the falls to use the Sudbury River to power the mill turbines before the mill switched to steam power. Today it is used for flood control.
Edwards Church & Edwards Cemetery, Off of Elm Street. Edwards Church is one of the oldest churches in Framingham. The cemetery has an interesting array of headstones both "old" traditional headstones and newer headstones that are more pieces of a "artwork".
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