The house at 664 Longmeadow Street in Longmeadow, on August 9, 1908. Image courtesy of the Longmeadow Historical Society, Paesiello Emerson Collection. The house in 2024: As explained in more detail in the previous post, this house was built in 1856 as the home of Ethan Ely and his son, who was also named Ethan. … Read more
The house at the southwest corner of Longmeadow Street and Emerson Road in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, in November, 1910. Image courtesy of the Longmeadow Historical Society, Paesiello Emerson Collection. The scene in 2024: The exact date of construction of this house seems uncertain, and the MACRIS inventory form for the house estimates that it was built … Read more
The back of the house at the corner of Longmeadow Street and Emerson Road in Longmeadow, on November 17, 1907. Image courtesy of the Longmeadow Historical Society, Paesiello Emerson Collection. The scene in 2024: These two photos show the back of the Josiah Cooley House, which was built sometime around 1760, as explained in more … Read more
The house at 720 Longmeadow Street in Longmeadow, on November 4, 1916. Image courtesy of the Longmeadow Historical Society, Paesiello Emerson Collection. The scene in 2023: As explained in more detail in the previous post, this house was evidently built sometime in the early 19th century. It was originally the home of Calvin and Experience … Read more
The house at the corner of Longmeadow Street and Cooley Drive in Longmeadow, on June 12, 1910. Image courtesy of the Longmeadow Historical Society, Paesiello Emerson Collection. The house in 2023: This house is one of a number of homes in this part of Longmeadow that were once owned by the Cooley family. It was … Read more
A self portrait of photographer Paesiello Emerson, in the south parlor of his house in Longmeadow, in June 1916. Image courtesy of the Longmeadow Historical Society, Paesiello Emerson Collection. The scene in 2023: As with the previous post, these two photos show the south parlor of the Josiah Cooley house, a colonial-era home that was … Read more