The Remarkable Historical Preservation of North Easton Village, MA
Article and photo by Eric H., at VisitingNewEngland.com In these days of generic-looking suburban communities with faceless shopping centers, chains stores and "McMansions" that look identical to each other, it's refreshing that the southwestern Boston suburb of North Easton Village, MA, has retained such a remarkable sense of history and uniqueness. As part of Easton, North Easton Village was settled in 1694, incorporated in 1725 and later became famous for the Ames Shovel Company. The Company provided shovels for the Union Pacific Railroad which opened the west! Oliver Ames was perhaps the best-known of the family -- he was the Massachusetts governor from 1887-1890. But it was famed architect H.H. Richardson who gave North Easton Village Its "look," with late 19th century beautiful Romanesque-style buildings like the Ames Free Library (currently being renovated), Oaks Ames Memorial Hall (for meetings), The Old Colony Railway Station (current home of the Easto...