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W E S T C E N T R AL S T M A I N S T C H E S T N U T S T B E A V E R S T U N I O N S T P L EA SA N T S T D E A N A V E S C H O O L S T E M M O N S S T H I L L S I D E R D P A N T H E R W A Y F I S H E R S T J O R D A N R D O A K S T P A R K R D L E E S T M A R V I N A V E C R E S C E N T S T H A Y W A R D S T A L P I N E P L M O O R E A V E C H E S T N U T R I D G E CIR FA L E S S T W E S T S T Q U E E N S T E A S T S T L O N G O B A R D I D R E D W A R D S T M I L L I K E N A V E H I G H L A N D S T R U G G L E S S T L O N G F E L L O W D R C A R O L D R C O R B IN S T H I G H W O O D D R C H U R C H S T R A Y M O N D S T B U E N A V I S T A D R K E R R I E C I R GLENMEAD O W RD H I G H S T M O N T E R E Y D R A L P I N E R O W M A R I A C I R N AS O N S T R E I D S T C O N C O R D S T H E N R Y L N L I N C O L N S T M A P L E S T PEARL ST S Q U I R E S T R A Y S T C R E S T W O O D D R M A R T I N A V E O R C H A R D S T B E A V E R C T J O S E P H I N E S T S AR AH L N J U N I P E R R D P I N E H U R S T S T P A D D E N R D A L I S H A D R G A R F I E L D S T M A S T E R D R G A R D E N S T L E X I N G T O N S T W I L L O W S T W ALN U T AV E D E P O TST F A R R I N G T O N S T C O T T A G E S T D A N I E L - M C C A H I L L S T C H U R C H AV E AN T H O N Y S T C H U R C H S Q S U M M E R S T P O N T O N A V E P H I LO M E N A W AY J . R . 'S L N E AS T C E N T R AL S T BEAVERPOND FRANKLIN RESERVOIRS MIN E B R O O K M I L L E R B R O O K 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Franklin Town Common TheFranklinTownCommonwasfirs t esta blish edin1787 andwasknownastheCowCommons.It belonge dto the Congre gatio nalChurchandwassoldtothetown in1868 for$2,500.Todaythecommonisthesiteoffestivals ,fairs, farmersmarkets, concertsand impressivewar memorials. 2 Theoriginalschoolhous elocatedon thissitewasbuilt in1792. It wastorndownandreplacedbythered brick buildin gstandingtoday .T heschoolremainstheoldest operatingone-room redbrick schoolint heUni tedStates. Red Brick School House 3 Federated Church Theoriginalbuild ingonthissitewastheCong rega tional Churchbuilt in1871.Thechurchwaslost i na fire.The buildingwhichnowstandsistheFederatedChurch .It wa s reb uil t betwe en the yea rs of 1893 and1895. 4 Ray Memorial Library TheRay MemorialLibrary ,now knownastheFranklin PublicLibra ry,wasbuilt anddedica tedin 1904.It isthe homeofthe116booksdonate dbyBenFranklinin1786. 5 Dean Academy Building Dr.Oliver Deanfounde dDeanAcadem yin1865. Thisbuildingisthe origin alD eanAcademyand isnowstandsasthemos t promin ent of themany Dean Colle ge bui ldin gs on cam pus toda y. 6 Ray Mansion TheRayMansio n,pres entl ythe sit e oftheDean Coll eg e Admiss ions bui ldin g, was the mag nif ice nt home of Ja mesP. Ray . The mem ber s of the Rayfamil y wer e generousbenefactorstothe Town ofFranklin formany years. 7 Old Town Hall Bui lt in1842,thisbuildi ngis oneofthe bes t andmos t well preservedexamplesof Greek Revival stylearchitecture inFranklin .The buildingis currentlyundergoingrenovations an d wil be op en ed asthe town museum in 201 0. 8 TheUnionStreet Cemete ry,datingba cktothe1700's,isthe siteof manyhistoricgrave s.M anyImportant peopl e in Frank lin'shistory,such asJabezFisher, DavisT haye r, an d Dr. Oliv er Dea n ar e bu rie d in thi s ce me te ry . Union Street Cemetery 1 The DowntownFrank lin HistoricDistric twasplaced on the Natio nalRegis ter of Hist oricPlac esin Marc h of 2005 an d conta insover 350 acre swithin theM ain,H igh,Union, Pleas ant Stree ts,and Chur ch Sq uar e are a. The Districtinclud esthe TownCommonat thecenterandiscompr isedofover74 building s andsevera l objectsandstructures . Someof the homesin the District arebuilt in theGreek reviva l archite cturalstyledating fr om as ea rl y as 1750 th ro ug h th e mi d- 1970 s. T own Common Historic District The DeanCollegeHistoricD istric t beca mepart ofthe National Regis ter of HistoricPlacesin 1975 a nd contain s8 building s, whichareloca tedon70 acre s.T heDeanCollegeHistoricDistrict contain s struc turesbuilt in theQ ueenAnne archite cturalstyle withstructure sof partic ularsignific ancebuiltbetweenthe years of1850-1874. Someofthe morenotablehomesin thedistrict ar e thePier ce Hous e, 187 0, theRay Hou se , 187 0, the Tha yer Hou se , 189 4 an d the Mitche ll Hou se , 189 4. D ean College H istoric D istrict
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Franklin Town CommonTheFranklinTownCommonwasfirst establishedin1787andwasknownastheCowCommons.It belongedto theCongregationalChurchandwassoldtothetown in1868for$2,500.Todaythecommonisthesiteoffestivals,fairs,farmersmarkets, concertsand impressivewar memorials.
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Theoriginalschoolhouselocatedon thissitewasbuiltin1792. It wastorndownandreplacedbythered brickbuildingstandingtoday.T heschoolremainstheoldestoperatingone-room redbrick schoolint heUni tedStates.
Red Brick School House3 Federated ChurchTheoriginalbuildingonthissitewastheCongregationalChurchbuilt in1871.Thechurchwaslost ina fire.ThebuildingwhichnowstandsistheFederatedChurch.Itwas rebuilt between the years of 1893 and1895.
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TheUnionStreet Cemetery,datingbacktothe1700's,isthesiteof manyhistoricgraves.M anyImportant people inFranklin'shistory,such asJabezFisher, DavisT hayer,and Dr . O l iver Dean are bur ied in th is cemetery.
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The DowntownFranklin HistoricDistrict wasplaced on theNationalRegister of HistoricPlacesin March of 2005 andcontainsover 350 acreswithin theM ain,H igh,Union, PleasantStreets,and Church Square area. The DistrictincludestheTownCommonat thecenterandiscomprisedofover74 buildingsandseveral objectsandstructures. Someof the homesin theDistrict arebuilt in theGreek revival architecturalstyledatingf ro m a s e ar ly a s 1 75 0 t hr ou gh t he m id -1 97 0s.
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