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Plans changed, however, to knocking down the existing Town Hall and instead building a combined public safety building for both the police and the Dedham Fire Department. On March 5, 2021, a ceremonial groundbreaking took place for the new building. [14] The new building at 26 Bryant Street was opened for the first time on March 12, 2023. [11]
Dedham (/ ˈ d ɛ d ə m / DED-əm) is a town in, and the county seat of, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.Located on Boston's southwestern border, the population was 25,364 at the 2020 census.
601-603 High Street is a historic Romanesque Revival building in Dedham Square, Massachusetts. Both the 1996 [ 1 ] and 2009 [ 2 ] master plans of the Town of Dedham have recognized the building as having historic, aesthetic, and economic importance.
At the 2014 Spring Annual Town Meeting, the Town of Dedham voted to repurchase the building for $5.85 million and renovate it to be used as a Town Hall and Senior Center. [8] [a] The project was long overdue and over budget. [9] On June 19 and 20, 2020, most departments moved from the old town hall into the Ames Schoolhouse. [3]
The Town of Dedham's Board of Health rented space on the second floor into the 1960s, when Memorial Hall was torn down and they moved to the new town hall on Bryant Street. [1] Rather than fill the space with a new tenant, the Knights took the space for themselves, building a suite of club rooms including a large kitchen. [1]
Plans changed, however, to knocking down the existing Town Hall and instead building a combined public safety building for both the police and fire departments. On March 5, 2021, a ceremonial groundbreaking took place for the new building. [14] The new building at 26 Bryant Street was opened for the first time on March 12, 2023. [15]
After most of the Town's administrative offices move into the Ames Schoolhouse, the town hall was demolished and a combined public safety building for both the Dedham Police Department and Fire Department was built. On March 5, 2021, a ceremonial groundbreaking took place for the new building. [23]
Renovations in 1854 added gas lights to the building and running water from an on-site well. [2] Six years later, in 1860, the building was fireproofed to protect county records. [2] [a] A group of citizens petitioned the commissioners, asking them not to make any structural changes for fear of ruining the exterior aesthetics of the building. [11]