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What Was This Building and Where Was It?

The historical societies dig into the archives.

What was this building and where was it located?

Here's a hint, it's in Ellington. Another hint is to look in the background of the photo for something familiar.

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The image has been provided by the Ellington Historical Society.

Last week's question was "" and there was one correct guess, it is the old on Orchard Street.

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Lynn Fahy, from the Ellington Historical Society says:

"This is an old photo of 141 Orchard St. in Ellington. It used to be the Apostolic Christian Church, before they built the church on Middle Butcher Rd. It is now the Masonic Temple."


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