Memorial Town Hall is the historic town hall of Monson, Massachusetts. Located on Main Street on land donated by the local prominent Reynolds family, the High Victorian Gothic stone building was constructed in 1885 to a design by George Potter. In keeping with a memorial to the town’s fallen soldiers, there are two cannons (one from the American Civil War, the other from the First World War) in front of the building.
The hall, which was built of the locally quarried granite (from the same quarry that supplied granite for the Springfield Armory), the building’s basic shape is that of a T. The northwest (left front) corner has a four story tower, and the southwest (right front) corner has a smaller octagonal turret. In between, a gabled pavilion is centered on the front faced perpendicular to the main roofline. The stem of the T extends northeast to the rear of the building. Arches and other decorative elements are shaped out of ashlar granite in alternating light and dark colors. The building’s roof is slate; the front portion is hipped, with the center interrupted by the front-facing gable. The rear section ends in a gable.
The Monson Arts Council is proud to sponsor the Old Post Road Orchestra (OPRO) for their “Tales As Olde As Time” concert! The concert will feature music from Disney favorites to classic Looney Tunes and Studio Ghibli.
