The Oakes Ames Memorial Hall isn’t just for wedding receptions!
The Oakes Ames Memorial Hall can handle small intimate groups from 6 to 10 people to larger events up to 200 people and everything in between. The Parlor seats up 10 people with a comfortable drawing room atmosphere, while The Gallery can accommodate 90 people featuring period lighting and furnishings. The Great Hall décor includes soaring ceilings and leaded stained glass windows.
Make Oakes Ames Memorial Hall the special place for your event.
Make Oakes Ames Memorial Hall the special place for your event.
| Anniversaries Art shows Bar Mitzvahs Birthday parties Black tie events Civic meetings Corporate meetings and retreats Dances |
Gourmet dinners and wine tastings Holiday parties Musical and theatrical performances Family reunions Religious services Receptions Weddings |
About Oakes Ames Memorial Hall
In 1879 the children of Oakes Ames commissioned the great American architect Henry Hobson Richardson to design the Memorial Hall as a tribute to their father. Richardson was the most influential architect of his time and is well known in Boston for his iconic Trinity Church. The Hall’s rounded arches, dramatic roof lines, and heavy masonry adorned with medieval-inspired carvings are typical of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. North Easton has four more H.H. Richardson buildings, including the Oliver Ames Free Library which stands next to the Hall. North Easton is the only place where you can find two major Richardson buildings side by side (as seen below).
A powerful silhouette against the sky, the massive structure sits high above the street on granite outcropping with a commanding view of the surrounding historic district. The foremost landscape architect in the country, Frederick Law Olmsted, sited the building and designed the exterior grand staircase. The Memorial Hall nestles in natural surroundings of a remarkably well preserved 19th century Massachusetts mill village that is also famous for its American Renaissance masterworks by John Lafarge, Augustus Saint Gaudens, Stanford White, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and several Olmsted landscapes.
Oakes Ames Memorial Hall is conveniently located in southeastern Massachusetts near the towns of Canton, Foxboro, Mansfield, Sharon and West Bridgewater.
