The Exchange Hall is a historic
Italianate style
The Italianate style was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. Like Palladianism and Neoclassicism, the Italianate style combined its inspiration from the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Ita ...
hall on Quimby Square, at the intersection of Main and School Streets in the village of South Acton, in
Acton, Massachusetts
Acton is a New England town, town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, approximately west-northwest of Boston, Massachusetts, Boston along Massachusetts Route 2 west of Concord, Massachusetts, Concord and about southwest of Lowell ...
. The -story wood-frame building was built in 1860 by James Tuttle, who ran a dry goods business. The third floor of the building was an open space used for civic, social, and religious functions. During the 20th century, the building housed the South Acton branch of the local public library.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1986.
The building currently serves as an event venue and dance studio through Magenta Dance Place.
See also
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References
External links
*Official web site
Exchangehall.com
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures completed in 1860
Buildings and structures in Acton, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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