Click here for more on the Red Shop, and here for more on the Ballou house. |
Army of Volunteers? Where did that come from? Perhaps the writer of that caption was thinking of the Industrial Army of the Hopedale Community, but the Draper houses weren't maintained by volunteers. They were maintained by paid Draper workers. Click here for more on the Draper homes, and here for the Unitarian Church. |
Spindles were used for spinning threads and yarns. They weren't used in looms. |
Click here for more on the Green Store. |
Click here for more on White City. |
Click here for more on the "Pest House." |
The town hall wasn't given by George A. Draper. It was a gift of his father, George Draper. Click here for more on the Hopedale Community, here for the Draper family and corporation, and here for the town hall. |
This was designed as a "walking tour," but you might want to hop into your car for parts of it. Hopedale Community Walking Tour . |