O’Connell Development Group, in collaboration with affiliated company Western Builders, helped PeoplesBank of Holyoke, MA define, design and realize the historic revitalization and repurposing of the former Yankee Pedlar Inn into the Peoples Banking Center.
PeoplesBank has restored the historic Hildreth House to close to its original Queen Anne style by removing many of the alterations and renovations that have occurred since the home’s construction in 1882. One 20th -century touch that was retained and rebuilt was the wraparound porch that was an iconic part of the Yankee Pedlar as well as many homes of the period located along Northampton Street.
The interior of the Pedlar Banking Center building houses a community room, which is available to nonprofit organizations free of charge. A new addition to Hildreth House was added in the rear of the building to provide space for the bank lobby, teller counter, and support offices, as well as the drive-thru canopy. The new PeoplesBank location consolidated two older branches in Holyoke.
