BOYLSTON MA

BOYLSTON MA

Bicentennial Bandstand

Boylston Common

Built - 1986

The town of Boylston is a small and rural community located in central Massachusetts that was settled in 1722 and incorporated in 1786. It remained an agricultural community until the mid 1950s and now is mainly a haven for commuters who enjoy returning back home at the end of a long day of work in the cities and find peace and solace in their town.

The town is loaded with natural beauty from the peaceful waters of the Wachusett Reservoir to its lovely Town Common dominated by a typical New England church with well kept 18th and 19th century homes.

Boylston is proud of its history and its having sent many young men and women to fight for their country and is the site of the greatest temperance orator of the 19th century, John B. Gough.

Boylston celebrated its bi-centennial with many community activities with the major one being the building of the town's Bicentennial Bandstand built in 1986. The bandstand is located on the town common area and was built by about 20 volunteers from the town after the plans were drawn up by Ray Duffy who dedicated the bandstand during the summer and who did so in honor of Robert P. Barney Goulet who was a "patriot, historian, public official, firefighter, EMT, community leader, and a very dedicated volunteer and "friend" of the town."

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY:

Paula Peterson, Asst Library Director

WEST BOYLSTON MA

WEST BOYLSTON MA

West Boylston Veterans Memorial Bandstand

The Common

Built - 1995

West Boylston's bandstand was completed in the summer of 1995 and dedicated on November 11th in memory of the town's past veterans. Since the previous wooden bandstand fell into disrepair and demolished many years prior, the town felt it was time for a new structure. A bandstand committee was thus formed by several interested folks in the town and the money was raised by public donation then a contractor was hired to build the bandstand in The Common with great support from the town government and community.
The bandstand is a large octagonal structure and is very well built. Its special feature is its underground power and water hook-ups.
Each Sunday during the summer months, there are concerts which feature various bands from the area and is run by the Bandstand Concert Committee which includes members of the community. The bandstand has also been used by the Brownies and Girl Scouts for their "Flying-up" ceremony. It is also used by various church groups for different events and also for bridal pictures. The most important event to date of this writing has been the swearing of the new Police Chief on the bandstand.

INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY:
Patricia Barrie & John McCormick
Bandstand Committee Members