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Westfield Temperance Society Monument is a historic monument located at North Elm St in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Built in 1897, designed by O'Brien and Davine. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district. A contributing property in the Westfield Center Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
Westfield Temperance Society Monument is a historical marker in Westfield, Hampden County. It is one of 129 historical markers documented in Hampden County, among 3,815 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 42.1298, -72.7455 near Westfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Boston and Albany Railroad Bridge Abutments (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Boston and Albany Railroad Bridge #107.86, Westfield Railroad Depot, and Music Plus.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Westfield Temperance Society Monument on North Elm Street, dedicated 1897, commemorates the nineteenth-century temperance movement that was strong in this and many Massachusetts towns. Temperance monuments and fountains offered water as an alternative to alcohol, and this one is a contributing feature of a National Register historic district.
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