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Swampscott Weathervanes: They Tell More than Wind Direction
Swampscott has a great variety of weathervanes on homes and buildings, some with stories to tell.
Maybe it’s New England's signature church steeples that have many people in the region look up when they first see a building or home. Look up at Swampscott buildings or homes and on many you'll find a weathervane. Look a little further into that weathervane and you might find a story. At 4 Didio Dr. the weathervane is a handsaw. Linda Hinchey's children dubbed their mom the handywoman of the home. And the saw weathervane was a gift from them to her. At 11 Aycliffe Road the weathervane is a dog, its directionals below are bones. The homeowners had the weathervane custom built in memory of a beloved family pet. At 748 Humphrey St., when homeowners Bill and Jane Mosakowski restored the carriage house on their property, Bill wanted to add…
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Elise Scanlan
11:57 am on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
It came to my attention by local dentist, Dr Dara Rogers, that we missed one of the more interesting weatervanes in town. Check out this one at the Rogers' office building at 23-25 Railroad Ave; no doubt a familiar sight to local commuters who begin and end their day at the T-station across the street (see photo #44). more ›