Ballou Park

Negative no.A330. 1904-1906. Image depicts Ballou Park, sometimes referred to as Adin Ballou Park, showing flowering trees, rose bushes, park benches, and a bronze statue of Adin Ballou, the founder of the Hopedale Community. The statue was unveiled in October 1900 and is located on the Ballou property; it was the gift of Gen. W. F. Draper. In 1900 the Ballou house was moved from this site and the park established. See also Box 130, Negative 67 and Box 25, Negative 399. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 3, Folder 1, Item 330 for print of this negative.