Memorial Hall (Milford, Massachusetts)

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Location Milford, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°8′31.7142″N71°31′10.2108″W / 42.142142833°N 71.519503000°W / 42.142142833; -71.519503000
Built1884
ArchitectFrederick Swasey
Architectural style Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 85000983 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 9, 1985

Memorial Hall is an historic hall located at 30 School Street in Milford, Massachusetts. It was built as a Civil War tribute.

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Designed by Milford architect Frederick Swasey in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, the hall was built in 1884 from local Milford granite and Longmeadow brownstone. [2] The building features carved brownstone figures and panels inscribed "Grant" and "Farragut". On the front of the hall, there is a bronze plaque inscribed with Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1] It underwent a restoration in 2001–2002. [3] It is now home to the Milford Historical Commission, whose museum is open to visitors Thursdays from 1-4 pm or by appointment.

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. GHS March 21, 2010
  3. Taken from sign on building.