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Thorndike Company Canals

Mill number 1 is from 1837 and mill number 2 is from 1845.

Smith College

College Hall at Smith College is from 1874. It is in the Gothic style.

First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is from 1826 with the current church being from 1903. The first edition was on West Street opposite Elm Street.

Forbes Library was dedicated in 1894. It was designed by William Brocklesby in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. This style stresses deep windows and dark colors. This designer also did the Academy of Music.

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Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum – external LINK to the presidential library. Here is a WIKIPEDIA article on all the presidential libraries.

Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church

Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church is from 1900 as the cornerstone states. Work started in 1899. The church is at 344 A Elm Street and later is listed as 354 Elm. The rectory is at 336 Elm Street.

pastor
T P Lucey	1900	at least 1910


James Broderick		1933
John F O’Connor	at least 1934	at least 1950

Sanborn maps do not show this area.

Saint Mary of the Assumption Church

The Saint Mary’s Church that existed now was completed in 1881 and the rectory in 1888. The older church was made in 1844 on King Street. It was a mission church of the Saint Matthew Church in Springfield/Chicopee and then the Holy Name Church in Chicopee. The cemetery of the church is at LINK.

pastor	starts	ends	burial
Patrick Moyce	1866	1872	FINDAGRAVE
Michael E Barry	1872	1889	FINDAGRAVE
John Kenny	1889	1917	FINDAGRAVE
Thomas Cummings	1917	1961	FINDAGRAVE
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John T. MacPherson	1967	1973	FINDAGRAVE
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