Two Watertown Historical Paintings Donated to Apartments at Coolidge School
The paintings moved from Watertown Savings Bank, and can be seen in the lobby of the apartments on Arlington Street.
Two paintings of historic scenes of Watertown recently got a new home. They moved out of Watertown Savings Bank's main branch in Watertown Square, but can still be seen by the public at the Apartments at Coolidge School in East End. Joyce Kelly of the Historical Society of Watertown wrote up the following information about the paintings: In the 1970s, Watertown Savings Bank commissioned muralist Samuel Emrys Evans to create a series of paintings for the walls of the bank at 60 Main St. in Watertown Square representing Watertown’s history. Mr. Evans used the historic photograph archive of the Watertown Free Public Library and chose nine subjects to paint. Watertown Savings Bank recently renovated the bank lobby, displacing the 4’ x 8’ …
