Wellesley, MA
Wellesley was incorporated in 1881, formed from parts of Needham and originally known as West Needham. The town grew around the railroad and became especially known for the founding of Wellesley College, shaping its identity as a center of education and civic life. Wellesley is especially meaningful to us — it is where our second daughter was born and where we have worked at Wellesley Chiropractic Office since 1982, weaving our family and professional story into the life of the town.
Recent Posts
The Toll House
I have driven by this house too many times to count and had not thought to learn more. The Toll House in Wellesley is one of those places that quietly sits in the background, until you take a moment to understand what it once was. Built in 1824 by Daniel Dadmun, one of the early tollkeepers on […]
Wellesley College
For more than 45 years, we have worked in the town of Wellesley. It is a town with a quiet identity, one that is not defined by industry or scale. Across the country, when people hear the name Wellesley, they often think first of one place: Wellesley College. Founded in 1870 by Henry Flwle Durant, […]
Sylvia Plath’s Home
As I moved through the pages of the “Red Comet” by Heather Clark, I found myself drawn not only to the story of Slyvia Plath’s life but also to the familiar geography of her childhood. Plath spent part of her early life in Wellesley, and her daily home still stands there today. Reading about her childhood […]
Revolutionary War Plaque – Wellesley
We like to remember and commemorate any connection our families and communities had to early American history, especially here in Massachusetts, where the first shots of the Revolution were fired. In 1775, Wellesley was not yet an incorporated town. This land was part of West Needham, a rural farming district connected by country roads and fields stretching […]
Town Hall
We first drove into Wellesley in 1981 while searching for office space. Without knowing what the building was, we both thought we were looking at a small castle of sorts. We soon learned it was the Wellesley Town Hall, and that discovery told us something important, this had to be a special town to invest in such […]
Hunnewell Mansion
On our way home from our office in Wellesley, we took Route 16 toward Natick. Along this familiar stretch of road, our eyes are drawn to this impressive white mansion set back from the street, framed by trees and sweeping lawns. We are reminded how much history quietly lines the roads we travel every day, waiting to […]
Water Fountain in Wellesley
Though I have walked the parks and paths of Wellesley, Massachusetts for years, I had not paused at this water fountain before. Growing up, I often drank from fountains because they were everywhere. The label on the base read: Murdock Manufacturing, Cincinnati, OH, a company founded in 1853. I learned that Murdock became one of […]
