This map from c. 1890 shows the site of a bandstand near the center of town. You can see it between the captions "DEPOT ST" AND "TOWN HALL." I've never seen a picture of it or mention of it anywhere else but on this map.

In this photo you can see the first bandstand at the town park. Also shown are two icehouses. The large one on the far side of the pond belonged to the Hopedale Ice Company, which later became Hopedale Coal and Ice. The smaller one belonged to Henry Patrick.

By the time this picture was taken, the present bandstand had been built. Note the horse in the park, evidently being used to help build the baseball diamond.

The bandstand was constructed 1906 by Dillon Brothers of Milford. It was designed in the Craftsman style by Chapman and Fraser of Boston. The Hopedale Brass Band was formed the year the bandstand was built.

Band concert - August 2007.

May 22, 2008

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