The Jason Russell House was the site of the bloodiest fighting during the first day of the Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775. Today it and the adjoining Smith Museum hold collections of the Arlington Historical Society.
Pleasant HallLocated at 14 Maple Street, Arlington, Pleasant Hall was designed in 1897 by Arlington architect William Proctor, as the new schoolhouse for a private kindergarten operated by Ethel and Nettie Wellington. It was adjacent to the home of their father, George Y. Wellington, who invited interested townspeople to gather there on November 16, 1897 to organize a local historical society. Meetings of the Society were regularly held in Pleasant Hall until 1910, when it was converted to a residence. |