Elm Park and Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower
National Register of Historic Places

Elm Park and Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower

Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Listed
June 4, 2007
Type
Site
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
07000511

About this property

Elm Park, also known as Clocktower Park, is a historic park near the junction of Massachusetts Route 16 and Massachusetts Route 9 in the Wellesley Hills section of Wellesley, Massachusetts. It is a triangular parcel of 1.24 acres (0.50 ha), laid out for passive recreation. Its focal point is the 75-foot (23 m) brick and masonry Sprague Tower, designed by Benjamin Proctor, Jr., and built in 1928 to house a clock and bell given to the town in 1874. A portion of the now-defunct Cochituate Aqueduct passes through the park. Land for the park was acquired in 1908 by the town with funds raised by the community; the clock and bell were the gift of John Shaw. Isaac Sprague, for whom the tower is named, sat on the committee which oversaw its construction, and donated materials for that purpose. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Location

305 Washington St.
Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
42.31286, -71.27429

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL HISTORY
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When was Elm Park and Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower listed on the National Register?

Elm Park and Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 2007.

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Elm Park and Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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