Franklin proudly owns a quite a number of new or recently-built municipal properties, the aggregate cost of which totals many tens of millions of dollars of capital investment.
All the recent construction of municipal properties says a lot of positive things about the overall vitality of the Franklin, MA community and the vision of its leaders.
In addition to a new Franklin Town Hall, other examples of the recent new construction of Franklin municipal properties include: the new Senior Center, the new Franklin Fire Headquarters, and the recently built King Street fire station.
In terms of recent construction in the Franklin, MA Public School system, one can point to the Helen Keller, Jefferson, and Oak Street Elementary Schools as well as the three new middle schools serving Franklin (the Sullivan, Remington, and Horace Mann Middle Schools).
Also recently refurbished is the Franklin Historical Museum now located on West Central Street.
Though certainly not new, the Franklin Town Common and the Franklin Public Library are the crown jewels of Franklin’s municipal properties.
And finally, though not town-owned, the Staff Sgt. Robert Pirelli Veteran’s Skating Rink in Franklin, MA deserves highlighting because of the important role it plays in Franklin youth sports.
Taken together, the many beautiful new municipal buildings gracing Franklin, MA and the other fine public properties in town help make Franklin, MA a place you can be proud to call home!
From the category archives:
The Franklin Town Common is a 4 acre oasis of green grass and shade trees bordered on two sides by gracious antique homes. The Common is also adjacent to Franklin’s prestigious Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School and the historic Hayward Manor (the latter is located at 195 Main Street in Franklin, MA). The Franklin [...]
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In November, 2007, the Franklin Senior Center officially opened in its new home located at 10 Daniel McCahill St, Franklin, MA. The $6.2 million, 16,000 square foot building is very spacious and pleasant. It features a 2,000+ square foot common room, greenhouse/solarium, computer lab, compact gym, and café. The Center offers services for seniors and [...]
In another positive development for Franklin, MA’s downtown area, a new $9.3 million central fire station opened in the town center in 2008. Called the Franklin Fire Headquarters, the impressive 22,000-square-foot facility replaced the old, outmoded and crumbling Headquarters which was built in 1922. The new Fire Headquarters occupies the site of the former Headquarters [...]
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The newly renamed Franklin Historical Museum has moved to its new location in the heart of downtown Franklin, MA. (Its former name was the Horace Mann Museum.) The Museum has taken over a graceful antique wooden structure at 80 West Central Street in Franklin, MA. The building formerly was the site of the Franklin Senior [...]
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The Town Common in Franklin, MA plays an important role in the Franklin community. If you’re thinking about buying a home in Franklin or just want to learn more about the area, there’s no better introduction to the special quality of life in Franklin, Massachusetts than getting the know what goes on at the Common. Beautiful [...]
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The Franklin, MA Historical Museum officially opened last Friday at its new location at 80 West Central Street in Downtown Franklin. The former site of the Senior Center, the previously neglected but now beautifully refurbished antique building provides another boost to on-going efforts to revitalize Franklin’s Downtown area. An impressive new Museum It’s fantastic that a [...]
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The Union Street Cemetery is a seemingly overlooked jewel of Franklin MA’s Downtown area. Many people drive by this parcel of land at the corner of Union and West Central Streets in Franklin, Massachusetts on an almost daily basis and don’t realize how extensive and beautiful it is. Visit well worth the time You can [...]
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The graceful gazebo on the Franklin MA Town Common is getting some much-needed attention. An puzzling original design flaw is being corrected. The structure is getting a new broader roof, new electric lights, new railings and a general refurbishing. Franklin treasure since 1918 The focal point of the summertime Concerts on the Franklin Common and [...]
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