Then and Now Photo Challenge: Mystery House
Once a month, Wakefield Patch runs a contest on the site to see if you can guess where in Wakefield this historical site exists today. So what's your best guess?
Where in Wakefield did this scene exist?
Any reader who can a) correctly identify what this building was or b) where it existed will win an awesome Patch prize.
Leave your guess in the comments section! First correct answer wins the Patch prize.
Got no idea? Clues will be posted throughout the day. Check back throughout the day for a little help!
Lisa
7:23 am on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Is this the old Benoit Home? Corner of Main and Bennett.
Nancy Bertrand
1:17 pm on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
That was a good guess, Lisa, but that's not it. Hint: the house is no longer standing.
Daniel Benjamin
1:35 pm on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Corner Richardson & Foster St. ...$30,000 WEATHER vANE.. yes!!
Nancy Bertrand
2:02 pm on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Another great guess, Dan, but that's not it either!
Maureen Howland
3:01 pm on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
This is a total guess Nancy but is it the house that stood where the First Baptist Church is now? I know the original church was at the corner of Crescent and Main until 1871.
Nancy Bertrand
5:09 pm on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Good try, Maureen! (The first First Baptist Church actually stood on Salem Street until it was destroyed by fire, to be replaced by the second First Baptist Church standing in the location of part of the Crystal Apartments on the corner of Crescent and Main, until it too was destroyed by fire, to be replaced by the present beautiful church building.) BUT, the building in our mystery photo is actually in another location. HINT: Maureen was on the right track when she was thinking about religious institutions.
Louanne Guttadauro
7:38 am on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The corner of Main and Bryant St?
Nancy Bertrand
9:49 am on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
You're on the right track, Louanne, but that's not it either. Here's another hint: it's on the West Side.
Diane Read
11:34 am on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Hi,
Could it be where the St. Joseph's is on the corner of Albion and Tuttle?
Nancy Bertrand
12:00 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Diane, you are SO close! Try again! Let's review the clues: it's a building that is no longer standing. It has to do with a religious institution. It is on the West Side. It is NOT St. Joseph's Church. What else could it be?
Maureen Howland
12:25 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The only other religious place I can think of is Temple Emmanuel on Chestnut St. Perhaps the house was not on a corner as it appears but the driveway on the right in the photo? It does appear to be hilly area in back of the barn. Again, just a guess.
Maureen Howland
12:26 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Wherever it was it was a lovely property, house and barn. I love the fence. It is so sad that it was lost.
Daniel Benjamin
12:32 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Old St.Joes Hall , was beside Church on Murray St. ??
Nancy Bertrand
12:41 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Maureen and Dan, you both have great ideas ... but you're not quite there yet!
It definitely is on a corner on the West Side. If you went by there today, you'd find a lot of traffic before 9:00 a.m. and around 3:00 p.m. Does that help?
Diane Read
12:47 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Nancy, I am stuck!! St. Joseph's school is on Gould Street and corner of Emerson, as is the old Convent. Could it be right across the street from me?
Nancy Bertrand
12:52 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Diane, you are correct! It was the Blanchard house on the corner of Gould Street and Emerson Street! Good job!
Diane Read
1:11 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
I'm laughing ~ what's that old saying? What your looking for might be right under your nose? Something like that. I am sitting here just getting through making favors for the Easter dinner table and of course I can see the school from my window!!
Thanks Nancy for all the fun.
Sara Jacobi
1:56 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Well done, Diane! Is this your first time winning the contest, or are you a repeat winner?
Diane Read
4:51 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Hi Sara,
I'm a repeat, hve won a few. Fun ~ Some, are fun to try and figure out, some, a guess and some I really remember their location! Still use
my water bottle.