The Friends of Town Hall

Saugus, MA  01906


Saugus Collectibles

The collectibles are limited edition works by Hometowne Collectibles. The cost is $20.00 per collectible (checks are to be made out to The Friends Of Town Hall). The collectibles can be purchased at the Eastern Bank (Saugus Center), the Saugus Co-Operative Bank (Cliftondale), and the Saugus Federal Credit Union. For additonal information call Susan at Town Hall (781) 231-4111. Please note that the limited editions of the Saugus Town Hall replica and Roby School replica have been sold out and are no longer available.

Saugus Town Hall

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SAUGUS TOWN HALL
Saugus, Massachusetts
The Saugus Town Hall, constructed in 1875, was designed by Lord & Fuller of Boston in the High Victorian style. This wooden structure is set on a foundation of Rockport granite and has a steeply pitched gabled roof sheathed in decorative bands of green and gray slate with two towers surmounted by ornamental finials. Paired and multiple windows with elaborate hood moldings, columned porches, and multi-toned color scheme add picturesque quality to the building. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it underwent a $3 million restoration in 1998.
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Limited Edition

Roby School

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ROBY SCHOOL
Saugus, Massachusetts
The Roby School, located on Main Street, is a three and a half story Greek Revival style brick building. It was constructed in 1896 and named in honor of Parson Joseph Roby. Parson Roby was a memorable Revolutionary War patriot and deciated minister of the First (Third Parish) Church from 1749 to 1803. The Roby School was built on the site of Saugus' first Town Hall, which was moved to Taylor Street to make way for the much-needed new school. The Roby School was a beloved neighborhood school containing eight classrooms, and was attended by elementary school children in the Saugus Center area for years. In 1984, when it was no longer needed as a school, it was converted into Administrative Offices for the Saugus School Department.
1st Edition

Iron Works

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SAUGUS IRON WORKS
Saugus, Massachusetts
The Saugus Iron Works is a reconstruction of the first successful integrated iron works in North America, built in the late 1640's. The original plant, plagued by financial troubles, operated into the 1670's. Shown here (left to right) are the reconstructed Iron House (Warehouse) and Wharf, Blast Furnace, Forge, and Slitting Mill. Opened in 1954, the site became part of the National Park System in 1969.
2nd Edition

Cliftondale Square

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CLIFTONDALE SQUARE
Saugus, Massachusetts
This is Cliftondale in the spring of 1936. It was the village square area of Saugus once known as Sweetser's Corner and named after the enterprising Sweetser Family, who for generations owned and operated tobacco factories here. In the 1800s this section of Saugus began to expand and become a commercial and residential center. In 1853 Joshua Webster, president of the Saugus Branch Railroad, suggested changing the name Sweetser's Corner to a more majestic name like Cliftondale to attract residential development. Many distinguished families made their homes in this area. Electric trolleys like the one pictured here came to Cliftondale in the 1890s, but were replaced by buses shortly after this view was taken.

First Congregational Church

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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
300 Central Street
Saugus, Massachusetts
The First Congregational Church was built in 1852 by the Trinitarian Congregational Society, the orthodox faction of the First Parish Church which had broken off from that body in the 1830s when the Unitarian faction gained control. After worshipping in the Female Seminary on Main Street from 1833 to 1835, the church built a stone church (today's Park Press building) on Main Street in 1836. By 1852 the growing size of the congregation led to the construction of a new wood clapboard structure at the corner of what is now Central and Hamilton Streets. This view from the early 20th century shows the church with its steeple as it existed before the 1959-60 construction of a new brick sanctuary in front of the old building.

Saugus High School

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SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL
Saugus, Massachusetts
The "New" Saugus High School was built on the Town Farm property along the Newburyport Turnpike to replace the old high school in Saugus Center. In 1954 the Vara Construction Company began work on the building, and it opened its doors to students in September of 1955. The Class of 1956 was the first to graduate from the new facility. Designed by S. W. Haynes & Associates, the single-story, sprawling structure included, from left to right, a cafeteria, auditorium, offices and classrooms, and a gymnasium. The "Home of the Sachems" has been the pride of Saugus for many years with its high academic standards, programs, and activities.

Old Saugus High School

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OLD SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL
Saugus, Massachusetts
The "Old" Saugus High School was built on the corner of Central and Winter Streets by W. Geo. Greenlay in 1906. Previously, the high school was housed at the Old Town Hall, thenthe present Town Hall, and finally the top floor of the Roby School. Several additions were erected over the years to accommodate the growing school population. When the "New" High School on Route 1 opened in 1955, the building became a Junior High and Elementary School complex. In October of 1963, an arson fire raged through the structure, damaging it beyond repair and resulting in its demolition; only the 1935 addition (Evans School) was spared.