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Norwood is a town and census-designated place in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Norwood is part of the Greater Boston area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,611. [1] The town was named after Norwood, England.
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May 25, 2024 · Located in the heart of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Norwood is a charming town that offers a wide range of activities and attractions for locals and visitors alike. From exploring its rich history to enjoying the great outdoors, Norwood has something for everyone.
- Norwood Center
- The Norwood Theatre
- Endean Park
- The Day House
- Signal Hill
- Blue Hill Helicopters
- Francis William Bird Park
- Castle Island Brewing Company
- Luke Adams Glass
- Norwood Sport Center
Picture the ideal New England town center, and it may look a lot like Norwood, with its blend of dignified architecture, shopping, dining and community gatherings. The Town Common, at the crux of local life, is headed by the magnificent Late Gothic Revival Town Hall (1928), with gables, dormers, mullioned windows and a handsome tower capped with pi...
Turning heads on the east side of the Town Common is a movie palace reborn as a performing arts center. The Norwood Theatre first opened in 1927, and was designed by local architect William G. Upham, with a design that melds Spanish Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance elements, complementing the Town Hall, St. Catherine’s and the United Church, also...
Norwood’s main public park mixes recreation facilities with large patches of undeveloped space for walks in the woods. Most of Endean Park’s amenities are on the east side, next to Coakley Middle School, and include a pool open in summer, tennis courts, a playground, baseball fields and basketball courts. On the west and north sides, interconnectin...
In the summer months you can step inside one of Norwood’s finest 19th-century residences for a guided tour. Owned by the Norwood Historical Society, the Day House (93 Day St), was built in 1859, and became the home of the noted photographer and publisher, Fred Holland Day (1864-1933), who was descended from two wealthy local tanning families. In th...
Although this rugged hill just east of Norwood is only 188 feet, its ledges give you stupendous views of the region. To the northeast is downtown Boston, and in the foreground stands Great Blue Hill. Signal Hill, once a craggy peninsula in a lake of glacial meltwater, sits within a 150-acre space managed by the Trustees of Reservations. At the end ...
Much of eastern Norwood is taken up by the public Norwood Memorial Airport (OWD), which was initially a Naval Outlying Landing Field in WWII, becoming a civil airfield in 1946. Given the airport’s proximity to Boston, it’s a base for flight schools that also offer tours of the skyline and harbor islands. One is Blue Hill Helicopters, which runs a n...
Maintained by the Trustees of Reservations, Francis William Bird Park goes back to 1925 and was founded by paper-making industrialist Charles Sumner Bird, Sr. and his wife Anna in memory of their eldest son. The exquisite landscape and waterscape was designed by John Nolen (1869-1937), who is remembered as a social reformer, convinced of the benefi...
This craft brewery was founded in 2015 and has two locations, in South Boston and right here in Norwood. The latter has a beer garden, open during the warmer months, with dogs permitted outside. Beer-wise Castle Island’s strength lies in its hop-forward pale ales, and the core lineup features an IPA (Keeper), a Hazy IPA (Fiver), a DIPA (Hi-Def), an...
This studio at the Norwood Space Center produces an amazing assortment of vivid glass items, from jewelry to miniatures, functional home items, seasonal decorations, miniatures and much more. Even better, Luke Adams Glass also provides glassmaking experiences to the public. If you’re pushed for time you can come for a fused glass class, designing a...
This purpose-built Art Deco candlepin bowling alley opened downtown in 1940. If you’re new to candlepin bowling, it’s a regional variant invented in Worcester, MA, in the 1880s. The pins are long and narrow, and the ball fits in the palm of your hand. The Norwood Sport Center remains a popular sport for fun downtown, and has 32 lanes, 26 of which h...
Aug 28, 2024 · Norwood, town, Norfolk county, eastern Massachusetts, U.S., on the Neponset River, 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Boston. Settled in 1678, it was incorporated (from parts of Dedham and Walpole) in 1872.
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Sep 6, 2021 · Norwood is teeming with a wide variety of indoor and outdoor attractions perfect for families and groups of friends. Trampoline parks, playgrounds, as well as sports centers will keep your muscles working hard while keeping your endorphin levels high.
