Hoyle Tavern & Square
The area was first settled for farming after King Philip’s War. In 1739, Obidiah Brown built the Hoyle Tavern at the intersections of Westminster and Cranston Streets, near present-day Classical High School, attracting settlers nearby. During the 19th century, the area developed with factories near Long Pond and grew residentially after the introduction of a horse-drawn coach in 1855 and a streetcar in 1865. The tavern was demolished in the late 19th century and the bank constructed in 1921.