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Constructed in 1893, on Main Street in Wethersfield, the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center was originally a public school and later served as a court and a library. In 1985, the building was renovated with support from Mrs. William Keeney, becoming a cultural center named in honor of her son, Robert Allan Keeney, who was lost at age 21, when the U.S.S. Indianapolis was sunk in the final days of World War II. The Center houses the Wethersfield Historical Society.

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Keeney Memorial Cultural Center (1893)
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  • August 11, 2018 at 1:54 am
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    The architect of the building was Brooks M. Lincoln of Hartford.

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