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Belchertown Almshouse

Belchertown Town Farm

George Hannum Street near Jackson Street

1880 until the 1920s and then became a farm colony for the Belchertown State Hospital

Belchertown State School

George E McPherson FINDAGRAVE was the first superintendent at the school. It opened November 29 1922.

Belchertown State School – Cemetery – Warner Pine Grove Memorial Cemetery

Saint Theresa of Lisieux Church of South Hadley

Saint Theresa of Lisieux Church of South Hadley

“The church was built in 1970. In 1988 the rectory was moved on rollers up from Newton Street. The parish center was completed and opened in 2003 during the Pastorate of Father Richard Bondi. This pastor also oversaw the renovation of the church sanctuary, which was finished in 2008 and included the addition of the Casavant pipe organ and the travertine marble floor.”

[All the above information is from Breton Abbondanzio the former church organist who kindly offered the information. He was organist and later Director of Music at this parish over the course of 14 years. There are parish directories from 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015 which have much more.]

EXTERNAL LINK to the church web site and their history page LINK

Brainard Church (Saint Francis Roman Catholic Church)

1834 to 1841

1842 to 1913

1923 onwards Saint Francis Roman Catholic Church

Belchertown Town Common

Belchertown Town Common

WAR

War Memorial Flagpole

Vietnam War Memorial

Belchertown Civil War – Revolutionary War Monument (Soldiers’ Monument)

GAR Cannon

Belchertown Congregational Church

Belchertown Congregational Church was also called the First Parish Congregational Church and the Belchertown United Church of Christ. It was built in 1789. It is located at 20 Park Street.