Auction Ends: May 13, 2023 08:00 PM EDT

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Use of Oaks Ames Memorial Hall 1st floor space (The Gallery) in Easton, for one day

Item Number: 193

Estimated Value: 1345 USD
Sold: 350 USD to hh8be2c41

Number of Bids: 2 - Bid History

Item Description

Per the generosity of the Oakes Ames Memorial Hall in Easton:

Use of Oaks Ames Memorial Hall 1st floor space (The Gallery) for one day. Donation includes use of Lodge and kitchen facilities. Value of donation is $1345.00.

Notes: rental to be coordinated with Joan Lundgren, Rental Agent, 508-238-9995. Refundable damage deposit of $260.00 applies. For more information visit oakesameshall.org

Additional information for this item:

About Oakes Ames Memorial Hall:

In 1879 the children of Oakes Ames commissioned the great American architect Henry Hobson Richardson to design the Memorial Hall as a tribute to their father. Richardson was the most influential architect of his time and is well known in Boston for his iconic Trinity Church. The Hall’s rounded arches, dramatic roof lines, and heavy masonry adorned with medieval-inspired carvings are typical of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. North Easton has four more H.H. Richardson buildings, including the Oliver Ames Free Library which stands next to the Hall. North Easton is the only place where you can find two major Richardson buildings side by side (as seen below).

A powerful silhouette against the sky, the massive structure sits high above the street on granite outcropping with a commanding view of the surrounding historic district. The foremost landscape architect in the country, Frederick Law Olmsted, sited the building and designed the exterior grand staircase. The Memorial Hall nestles in natural surroundings of a remarkably well preserved 19th century Massachusetts mill village that is also famous for its American Renaissance masterworks by John Lafarge, Augustus Saint Gaudens, Stanford White, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and several Olmsted landscapes.

Oakes Ames Memorial Hall is conveniently located in southeastern Massachusetts near the towns of Canton, Foxboro, Mansfield, Sharon and West Bridgewater.

PICK UP INSTRUCTIONS:

Confirmed winning bidders can pick up their items and/or gift cards at the Easton Lions Thrift Store (192 Washington Street, Rte 138, North Easton) Saturdays from 10 am - 2pm. Ask for Markie V.

Gift cards can be mailed to you.