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| Springfield Republican July 11, 1933 |
The large beautiful brick home located at 720 Longmeadow Street next door to the Brewer- Young Mansion was sold in 1933 to Longmeadow residents Dr. R. Nelson Hatt and his wife Dr. Ednah S. Hatt. They and their children Mary, William and Constance moved from their home at 57 Belleclaire Avenue in Longmeadow.
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| Springfield Daily Republican June 27, 1933 |
Dr. Rafe Nelson Hatt was born in West Paris, Maine in 1889 and his wife Dr. Ednah Swasey Hatt was born in Salem, MA in 1895. Both became physicians. They had graduated from Tufts College of Medicine (Tufts Medical School) in 1918 and soon after they were married. Dr. R. Nelson Hatt completed his orthopedic internship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was recommended for and became the head of the soon to be established mobile unit of the Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children in Honolulu, Hawaii. Then, in 1924 the family returned to the East Coast when he accepted the position to head the new Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children in Springfield, MA. They and their children Mary and William moved to Massachusetts.
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| Springfield Weekly Republican Jan. 8, 1925 |
They lived at 57 Belleclaire Avenue.
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| 1927 Longmeadow Street Directory |
Then, another daughter, Constance, was born.
During WWII Dr. R. Nelson Hatt served his country. It was at this time that his wife Dr. Ednah S. Hatt opened a practice in pediatrics in their home at 720 Longmeadow Street- on the Longmeadow Town Green.
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| Springfield Daily News May 28, 1949 |
When her husband returned from active duty the family moved back to Hawaii in the fall of 1946. He returned to the Shriners' Hospital in Hawaii and was the chief surgeon there and once again helped children. On May 27, 1949 this well respected and distinguished surgeon passed away in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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| R. Nelson Hatt, MD Springfield Daily News May 28, 1949 AI enhanced for clarity |
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Springfield Daily News May 28, 1949 |
After her husband passed away Dr. Ednah S. Hatt returned again to her Longmeadow home at 720 Longmeadow Street.
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| Ednah S. Hatt, MD Springfield Republican April 23, 1944 AI enhanced for clarity |
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| Springfield Union July 12, 1949 |
She continued practicing medicine- as a general practitioner. In addition to her private practice she was the physician for the Chicopee Police Dept. in Chicopee, MA. Dr. Ednah S. Hatt passed away in 1969.
The residents of Hawaii and also the residents of the Longmeadow/Springfield/Chicopee area were fortunate to have two caring adults help them whenever they needed medical guidance. Both Dr. R. Nelson Hatt and his wife Dr. Ednah S. Hatt devoted their lives to helping children and adults. As time moved on their son William S. Hatt also became a physician.Additional Sources: Springfield Daily News- Oct. 24, 1969; Springfield Republican- May 29, 1949; 1920, 1930, 1940 and 1950 United States Federal Census.
~Written by Judy Moran/ Longmeadow Historian
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