Wellesley history center
Exciting News!!
Rendering showing the Wellesley History Center sporting new paint colors. The new paint is part of the work to be competed to transform 323 Washington Street into the Wellesley History Center.
The final phase of creating the Wellesley History Center has begun!
Since October 2023, the Wellesley Historical Society has raised $1,040,000! With your continued support, the Wellesley History Center will open in the fall of 2025.
In October 2023, the Massachusetts Cultural Council awarded the Wellesley Historical Society a $200,000 matching grant to help renovate the Center. The Wellesley Historical Society then raised $200,000 in private donations to match the grant.
At the March Town Meeting, Wellesley voted to provide a $640,000 Community Preservation Act grant to the Wellesley Historical Society, to help us renovate and create the Wellesley History Center.
Construction will begin in the summer of 2024. We will move into the Wellesley History Center in the spring/summer 2025 with an anticipated public opening in the fall of 2025 – the Wellesley Historical Society’s 100th Anniversary!!!
The Wellesley History Center will be the first public, non-profit facility dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of Wellesley. The Wellesley History Center will also serve as gallery space for other local civic groups to host events and display their materials.
But our work is not done. To finish the project, we still must raise private donations to cover the moving, installation, and finishing work needed to make the Wellesley History Center something of which our town can be proud.
Capital & Endowmment Campaign
Wellesley History Center
You can make a difference to make the Wellesley History Center a reality. We still must raise private donations to cover the moving, installation, and finishing work needed to have the Wellesley History Center open in the fall of 2025. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Wellesley Historical Society at the link below.
To ensure the financial security of the Wellesley Historical Society and to keep the Wellesley History Center open, we have begun raising funds for a protected, defined endowment. Giving to the Society’s endowment means that your gift will benefit the residents of Wellesley for generations to come.
Please consider including the Wellesley Historical society in your estate and giving plans. Our staff can work with you to ensure that your gifts – either immediate or in the future – are made in the most efficient and beneficial way to you and your family.
If you wish to send a check, please make your check payable to: Wellesley Historical Society, 229 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
If you should have any questions about a donation, please email Executive Director, Taylor Kalloch or call 781-235-6690.