6-648: The Old Colony History Museum (OCHM) is located at 66 Church Green in Taunton , Bristol County , Massachusetts , United States. Since 1926, the museum has occupied the historic former Bristol Academy school building. The building was designed in 1852 by Richard Upjohn , architect of New York City's Trinity Church, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Church Green Historic District. The museum
12-737: A V shape, a fountain , a brick garden, reflection benches, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Global War on Terrorism Memorial. The green was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, as part of a district which includes the First Parish Church, the Old Colony Historical Society , Taunton City Hall , and several other historic homes and commercial buildings. The Church Green National Historic District overlaps
18-574: A research library specializing in the genealogy of Southeastern Massachusetts and local history, a museum of objects associated with the history of the Taunton area, and educational programs that are open to the public. Each autumn, the Museum holds a Liberty and Union Festival to commemorate the events of October 1774, and to celebrate the Taunton Flag. The 250th anniversary of the flag raising
24-496: The local Taunton Historic District, administered by the Taunton Historic District Commission. Originally known as Meetinghouse Common, Church Green is the site of Taunton's first town center, and the location of its first meetinghouse (ca. 1647), used for both religious and governmental purposes. On November 13, 2011, The City of Taunton, MA raised seven new flag poles. The flags form a V on
30-600: Was observed in October 2024. This Massachusetts museum–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Church Green (Taunton, Massachusetts) The Church Green is a town common in Taunton, Massachusetts . It is a triangular-shaped parcel of land located at the intersection of Summer Street (Route 140) and Dean Street (Route 44). It has distinctive Veterans Memorials dedicated to both Vietnam Veterans and Global War on Terrorism Veterans. These memorials feature seven flags that are in
36-505: Was previously located in the former Union Mission Chapel on Cedar Street. The Old Colony History Museum is home to an extensive collection of regional objects and archives and a research library specializing in local history and genealogy. Its parent organization, the Old Colony Historical Society, was founded on May 4, 1853, making it one of New England's oldest historical societies. The organization maintains
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