committee reports, it appears that after the incorporation of Hopedale in 1886, high school classes were first held at the Chapel Street School, and later at the Town Hall.) The photo at the top shows the school in its original form. The second shows it with an addition that became necessary as the town population increased, following the Draper Company's introduction of the Northrop loom in 1894. In 1928, it was replaced by the present high school on Adin Street, which for many years was called the General Draper High School. Beginning in 1935, it became Sacred Heart Church. The photos where it is white show it as it looked when it was the church, although as you can see in the lowest white one, when these pictures were taken, the new church had been built. (Thanks to Jack Ghiringhelli for sending them.) The old church was eventually razed and the area is now used as a parking lot for the new church. The photo at the bottom, taken in 2010, shows the new church Now and Then Menu Early Years of Sacred Heart Church HOME |
