Metcalf | |
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 The Metcalf Pump House, constructed c.1870, decommissioned 1899 | |
| Etymology: Named for landowner Stephen Metcalf Jr., who lived at the intersection of Summer & Washington St. throughout the mid-19th century[1][2] | |
| Nickname(s): Springville[1] (de facto name circa 1850) | |
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| Coordinates: 42°11′0″N 71°26′43″W / 42.18333°N 71.44528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Middlesex |
| Elevation | 244 ft (74 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 01746 |
| Area code | 508 |
| GNIS feature ID | 611709[3] |
Metcalf (rarely, Metcalfs) is an unincorporated village and former railway stop located in the town of Holliston in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The village does not have its own post office, and was formerly a stop for the Boston and Albany Railroad. Today it is characterized its historic pump house and several historic structures abutting the crossroads of Washington St. and Summer St.. Historically the village also had a schoolhouse and several small farms, but remains a residential community today with some light industry, and the local Fatima Shrine.
- ^ a b L.F.C. Loomis (1850). "Map of Holliston, Middlesex County, Mass." (Map). Triangular Survey by L.F.C. Loomis. 1:19,800 "100 rods to an inch". Holliston Public Library, Holliston, MA.
- ^ Vital Records of Holliston, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society; Stanhope Press, F.H. Gilson Company. 1908. p. 244.
Metcalf (see Medcalf)...Stephen Jr. [of Holliston] and Nancy Thurston of Tranklin [sic], int[ention to marry], Nov. 10, 1832
- ^ "Metcalf". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 15, 2015.