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Tour Booklets of South Hadley

South Hadley Falls Cemetery

Edward Twing had two different lots worked on in Holyoke. This was done from 1923 to 1925. One was at 62 Central Park Drive and the other at the double land lot 198 and 208 Central Park Drive.

The Twing house at 62 Central Park Drive. The home is Tudor revival. This is the first of two homes that Edward Twing had the Olmsted Brothers fully design. This one was designed in 1923. It was perhaps ready in 1930 but the worldwide Depression did not allow for Twing to find a buyer for the grand home. I believe Twing built these homes in the Wyckoff area for resale only.

Soon after it was built Otto Dreikorn purchased the house. Otto Dreikorn was a bread maker of Holyoke. He was also a fire commissioner for decades. FINDAGRAVE

More importantly for us is that he was the president of the Wyckoff Park Realty Corporation and owner of the Mt Tom Golf Course.

His father named Max Otto started the Dreikorn bread store from scratch and also worked on the Parks Commission for the city of Holyoke.

There are many land trusts in Massachusetts:

Kestrel Land Trust

Hilltown Land Trust

Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust

Franklin Land Trust

Berkshire Natural Resources Council

Pascommuck Conservation Trust

North County Land Trust

There are not many conservation lands in Holyoke.

Gloutak Woods

The Jones Point Park walking tour booklet is available from me. They cost $5 for a black-and-white stapled copy. Each additional copy after that is $3 more when shipped together. For a color copy, the cost is $8 and each additional copy in color is $6.

Email me from my contact page for details. The booklets that you order will be mailed to you via USPS so I need a physical address. Other booklets are available at the BOOKLET page. You can follow this tour at LINK.

The Olmsteds in Holyoke booklet is now available. They cost $6 for a black-and-white stapled copy. Each additional copy after that is $4 more when shipped together. For a color copy, the cost is $10 and each additional copy in color is $8.

Email me from my contact page for details. The booklets that you order will be mailed to you via USPS so I need a physical address. Other booklets are available at the BOOKLET page.

Follow the part of the tour HERE. This is a 36 page booklet that includes a partial suggested tour route for the Wyckoff Park area.

Joseph and John Prew started up Prew’s Picture Rooms in Holyoke. From 1864 to 1880, this studio was on High Street.

They were located at times in the Corser’s Block and at times in the Fuller Block. From 1867 to 1872 they called themselves the Prew Brothers. Joseph N Prew ran the firm from 1873 to 1879.

The three tours of the Olmsted parks in Holyoke will have one joint raffle. This will benefit the Historical Tours of Greater Holyoke and its annual charity. 

PRIZE: Two night stay at the Homewood Suites in Holyoke – value $400

Homewood Suites by Hilton – 375 Whitney Avenue of Holyoke Massachusetts

a $10 raffle ticket gets you:

• one raffle ticket
• Olmsteds in Holyoke booklet

a $20 raffle ticket gets you:

• two raffle tickets
• a park tour booklet from one of the Olmsted Parks and the Olmsteds in Holyoke booklet

Tickets will be sold during tours. You need to be a tour goer to purchase a ticket. TOURS:

• Elmwood Park on April 9 2022
• Jones Point Park on April 16 2022
• Olmsted Landscapes in the Wyckoff Park Area on April 23 2022 (drawing at 3 PM)

The Elmwood Park walking tour booklet is available from me. They cost $5 for a black-and-white stapled copy. Each additional copy after that is $3 more when shipped together. For a color copy, the cost is $8 and each additional copy in color is $6.

Email me from my contact page for details. The booklets that you order will be mailed to you via USPS so I need a physical address. Other booklets are available at the BOOKLET page. You can follow this tour at LINK.