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Boardman House (Saugus, Massachusetts)

The Boardman House, also known as the Scotch-Boardman House or the Bennett-Boardman House, is a historic house located at 17 Howard Street, Saugus, Massachusetts. Built in 1692, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961 because of the remarkable amount of original building material still present in the house. It has been owned by Historic New England since 1914, and is open to the public on select weekends between June and October. Description and history The property was purchased by William Boardman, with a different house standing on it, in 1686. Although this house was long thought to have been built not long after this purchase, dendrochronology research on its beams confirms a later construction date of 1692. The house as first built had two rooms per floor, with a central chimney. On the ground floor it has a parlor and hall, with two bedrooms above, and an attic above the bedrooms. By 1696 a characteristic lean-to was added at the rear for the kitchen and milkroom giving it the appearance of a saltbox. This lean-to was completely rebuilt in 1731, reusing some of the timbers of the old one. There are five fireplaces in the house, one in each of the original rooms, and another in the kitchen. Although the house's general shape has not changed since this time, its original leaded-glass windows were at some point replaced with more modern sash windows, two original front gables were removed, and in about 1725 a new interior staircase was added. The house was owned by members of the Boardman family from its construction until 1911, when the property was sold to a developer. Concerns over the preservation of the landmark house brought it to the attention of William Sumner Appleton, who purchased the house in 1914 for the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, now Historic New England. The society restored most of the house to its original late 17th/early 18th-century appearance, removing wallpaper and other 19th-century artifacts. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. See also John Boardman House in Boxford, built by William Boardman's grandson List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts List of historic houses in Massachusetts Saugus Iron Works References External links Boardman House - Historic New England Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MA-492, "Scotch House, 7 Howard Street, Saugus, Essex County, MA", 2 photos, 2 measured drawings, supplemental material
Boot Pond (Plymouth, Massachusetts)

Boot Pond is a 76-acre (310,000 m2) pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts within the Eel River watershed. The pond is located west of South Pond village, northwest of Gunners Exchange Pond and Hoyts Pond, and north of Myles Standish State Forest. The pond is a secondary municipal water supply for the Town of Plymouth. Boot Pond was so named on account of its boot-shaped outline. References External links Environmental Protection Agency South Shore Coastal Watersheds - Lake Assessments
Borden-Pond House

The Borden-Pond House is a historic house at 40 Laurel Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built about 1856 but probably not completed until 1861, it is a prominent early example of Second Empire architecture, and one of a small number of stone villas to survive (out of a larger number built) in the neighborhood. Lucius Pond, its second owner, was an important local machinist. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Description and history The Borden-Pond House stands in a residential area overlooking Interstate 290 on Worcester's east side, at the northwest corner of Laurel and Edward Streets. It is a three-story stone structure, set on a stone foundation partially exposed by the steeply sloping lot. The lower two stories of the main block are stone, with a cornice and roof skirt separating them from the third floor, which is framed in wood and finished in clapboards. The house originally had a mansard roof. A two-story ell extends to the rear; it is stone on the first floor and wood-frame on the second, with a gabled roof. The house is a rare survivor from a period when a number of stone villas were built in this area; most of them have been demolished. Construction on the house began c.1856–59, probably by John Borden, a mason and its first resident. According to local lore, Borden could not afford to finisht the building, and sold it to Lucius Pond in 1861. Pond was a leading local industrialist, who helped invent the Ellsworth repeating rifle. Pond was director of a local bank when rumors of its insolvency led to his flight in 1875. He was arrested in San Francisco, California, attempting to gain passage on a ship to Australia. Pond was convicted of forging bank notes, and spent seven years in prison. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in eastern Worcester, Massachusetts References
Boston Baptist College

Boston Baptist College is a private Baptist college in Boston, Massachusetts. History Boston Baptist was founded in 1976 by A.V. Henderson and John Rawlings of Baptist Bible Fellowship International as Baptist Bible Institute East at Shrub Oak, New York. In 1981, the school moved to its present location in Boston. In 2002, the name was changed from Baptist Bible College East to Boston Baptist College. Academics Boston Baptist College offers a bachelor's degree, an associate degree, and a certificate, all in Biblical Studies. The library collection holds over 75,000 volumes. The college is accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Schools (TRACS), a member of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM), and approved by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. Student life Campus Boston Baptist College's five-acre campus rests in a quiet suburban residential neighborhood accessible to downtown Boston. The tree-lined campus includes separate housing for men and women, lecture halls, library, dining hall, a gym, Charles River Coffeehouse, and other amenities. Convocation ceremonies are traditionally held in Boston's historic Faneuil Hall. Community Student Government and the Director of Student Life organize activities for students, including community service projects, activities on-campus and off-campus, concerts, intramural sports, and trips into Boston and the surrounding areas. Students take advantage of a number of service opportunities for personal and community growth, such as prayer groups, small groups, or accountability groups, weekly student-led worship events, and book discussions, and also actively serve in a number of churches in the greater Boston area. Global travel One of the highlights of the college curriculum is their annual study tour for academic credit, teaching students on-location in major historical centers like Israel, Turkey, Greece, Italy, and the British Isles. Notes and references External links Official website
Boston Regional Medical Center

Boston Regional Medical Center (often abbreviated to "Boston Regional" or "BRMC") was a 187-bed hospital located in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Previously known as New England Sanitarium and Hospital and later New England Memorial Hospital (in both instances a Seventh-day Adventist medical facility), it was located within the Middlesex Fells Reservation along Woodland Road in Stoneham, Massachusetts, until it closed in February 1999 for financial reasons. Before its use as a hospital, the buildings formed the Langwood Hotel, operated during the 1880s by George F. Butterfield. Murder Dr. Linda Goudey, an obstetrician who worked at New England Memorial Hospital, was strangled to death in her car in the hospital's parking lot. Births Buffy Sainte-Marie (Beverley Jean Santamaria) References External links Kong, Dolores (October 25, 1999). "Financial mistakes were fatal for hospital". The Boston Globe. Boston. pp. A1, A12 – via Newspapers.com. "No Joy in Stoneham as the Historic New England Memorial Hospital Shuts Down - Adventist Today". December 9, 2010. Archived from the original on December 9, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2019. "New England Sanitarium and Hospital, Melrose, Mass". East Carolina University.
Boston University Academy

Boston University Academy (BUA) is a private high school operated by Boston University. Founded in 1993 and located on the Boston University campus, the academy is geared toward college preparatory work. As part of its integration with the university, students are able to take college courses for credit their junior and senior years. Students are guaranteed acceptance to Boston University if they maintain a 3.0 grade point average in Boston University courses and have no history of major disciplinary actions. BUA's student body is drawn from nearly 50 communities in the greater Boston area: 35% come from public schools, 61% from independent schools, 4% from parochial schools, and <1% are from home-school or international schools; 59% are students of color and 37% of students come from multilingual households (representing 26 languages). BUA provides need-based tuition assistance to 27% of students as of the 2026-2027 academic year. Accreditation The academy is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and is a member of the Association of Independent Schools of New England. History Boston University Academy was proposed and founded in 1993 by Peter Schweich, then the vice president for publications of Boston University, and authorized by John Silber, then the president of Boston University. Peter Schweich was its first headmaster and served in that role until 1999, when he was succeeded by interim head of school Jennifer Bond Hickman. James Tracy replaced Hickman and served until spring 2006, when he was replaced by James Berkman. On August 21, 2014, Berkman announced that he would retire after the 2014–2015 academic year. On November 14, 2014, Provost Jean Morrison announced the appointment of Ari Betof to replace Berkman effective July 1, 2015. Following Betof's departure in 2018, Rosemary White was appointed interim head of school. Dr. White served as interim head of school until Christos J. Kolovos began his tenure in summer 2020. When Boston University Academy was founded, it covered grades 9–12; an 8th grade of approximately 20 students was added in 1999. The 8th grade was dropped in 2005. Notable faculty Philip Gambone, a published author, primarily taught freshman English during his 13-year tenure from 2004 until his retirement in 2017. Gambone returned for the 2018–2019 academic year after which time he again retired. Brett Abigaña, a noted composer and co-founder and associate director of the Boston Composers' Coalition. References
Marsh Chapel

Marsh Chapel is a building on the campus of Boston University used as the official place of worship of the school. It was named for Daniel L. Marsh, a former president of BU and a Methodist minister. The building is Gothic in style. While Methodism, the university's historical denomination, exerts a great influence on the chapel, it is formally non-denominational. The current dean of Marsh Chapel is Rev. Dr. Robert Hill, an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church. History Plans for a riverside chapel at the university were made as early as 1920, when the university purchased the 15-acre (0.061 km2) Charles River Campus and commissioned a master plan from architect Ralph Adams Cram. Originally, the chapel was to be complemented by the Alexander Graham Bell tower, a Gothic Revival administrative structure named for the inventor of the telephone and other innovations. The chapel was not constructed until after the Great Depression and Second World War. Ralph Adams Cram was selected as its architect. He designed the building in the Gothic style. The building was dedicated in 1950. Because of competition from Modernist and other architectural influences, the chapel marked the end of a period of Collegiate Gothic construction on American campuses. Good Friday experiment The chapel was the site of the Marsh Chapel Experiment on Good Friday in 1962. Researchers studying human thought included Walter Pahnke; Timothy Leary, a Harvard professor and later psychedelic guru; and Richard Alpert (who would later become known as Ram Dass). Influence on Civil Rights Movement Between 1953 and 1965, African-American theologian Howard Thurman presided the chapel as its dean. Thurman exerted an enormous influence on the work of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr., who studied at Boston University. Other notable figures associated with Marsh Chapel Robert Cummings Neville, one of the Boston Confucians, served as a dean of the chapel References
Stoneham station

Stoneham station is a former train station in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Built in 1895 by the Boston and Maine Railroad, it is one of two surviving train stations in the town, and the only one still at its original site. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as Boston and Maine Railroad Depot. It is now used for commercial purposes. Description and history The railroad depot is located two blocks east of its Central Square, at the northeast corner of Franklin and Pine Streets. It is a single-story brick building resting on a granite foundation, with a shallow-hipped roof whose extended eaves are supported by large brackets. The roof is pierced by cross gables which have fanlight windows that have been blocked up. It is oriented with its long facade facing Pine Street, with the former railroad right-of-way on the other side (now used for parking on this parcel, and not readily evident in adjacent parcels). Stoneham's first railroad station was built at Farm Hill in 1861, and a wood-frame gambrel-roofed station was built on this site in 1863; both of these were built by the Boston and Lowell Railroad. The present station building was constructed in 1895 by the Boston and Maine, successor to the Boston and Lowell. It was estimated to cost $28,000 (equivalent to $910,000 in 2024). The Farm Hill station building still stands, but has been moved from its site to Central Street and converted into a residence. The railroad played an important role in Stoneham's transition from a modest industrial center to a commuter suburb of Boston. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Stoneham, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts References External links Media related to Stoneham station at Wikimedia Commons
Boulevard Diner

The Boulevard Diner is a historic diner at 155 Shrewsbury Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was built by Worcester Lunch Car Company in 1936 as #730. It is a well-preserved instance of a barrel-roof diner that the company made in significant numbers in the years before the Second World War, and the city's best-preserved 1930s diner. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Description and history The Boulevard Diner is located on Worcester's east side, on the south side of Shrewsbury Street at its junction with Plum Street. Shrewsbury Street is a major artery running northeast from downtown Worcester to join Massachusetts Route 9. The diner is set on a brick foundation set close to the sidewalk, and has a utilitarian single-story brick kitchen attached to the rear. The diner is eight bays wide and four deep, with entrances at the sides, sheltered by the ends of the barrel roof. The eastern entrance is enclosed in a 1950s steel-and-glass enclosure, and the western entrance is accessed by an enclosed stair; both still have their original wooden doors. The diner is covered in yellow ceramic panels with red lettering reading "Boulevard Diner". The interior has had many of its features restored, including marble counters, tile floors, and appliance surrounds. The diner was manufactured in 1936 by the Worcester Lunch Car Company as #730, and was owned by Frank Galanto, a prominent local owner of several diners, from its construction until 1969. At the time of its National Register listing in 2000, it had been owned since 1969 by members of the George family. The barrel-roof diner was one of the company's more common products. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in eastern Worcester, Massachusetts References
Bourne Mill (Tiverton, Rhode Island)

The Bourne Mill is an historic textile mill on the border between Tiverton, Rhode Island and Fall River, Massachusetts. The various buildings in the cotton mill complex were completed from 1881 to 1951 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. The Bourne corporation had a unique profit sharing arrangement based upon Jonathan Bourne's experience in the whaling industry. The company treasurer, George A. Chace, designed the original mill building. Although only a very small part of the property is located in Fall River, Massachusetts the complex is generally grouped and referenced with the mills of that city. After lying dormant for decades, the Bourne Mill was converted into 166 apartments, which were completed in early 2009. In September 2009, an arsonist set fire to the former detached picker house near the main mill, which had also been scheduled to be redeveloped. See also List of mills in Fall River, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island References External links Bourne Mill Apartments Website News Article | ON DISPLAY: Artist's mural evokes spirit of renovated Bourne Mill News Article | Longtime Worker Revisits News Article | Bourne Again RI Government, Preserve RI informational
Bowditch School

The Bowditch School is an historic school building at 80–82 Green Street in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The three-story brick-and-granite Classical Revival building was designed by Harrison Henry Atwood, a prominent local architect, and was built in 1892. Its main facade has a projecting three-part pavilion, with square entry openings at the base, and round-arch windows at the top level, with a modillioned cornice. It is named for Nathaniel Bowditch, a noted early 19th-century astronomer and mathematician. By 1981 Boston Public Schools stopped using the facility, and the city government deemed it excess to the city's needs in July of that year. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Gallery See also National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts References
Danehy Park

Thomas W. Danehy Park is a park in North Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its eastern entrance is at 99 Sherman Street. It is bounded on the north by the MBTA Fitchburg Line and to the west by Fresh Pond Mall. The lands in northwest Cambridge had previously been a brickyard and, from 1952, a city dumping ground. The landfill closed in the early 1970s, at which point the city of Cambridge allowed the MBTA to use the land as a staging area during construction of the Red Line in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The MBTA also dumped soil excavated from tunnels on the site. After a redevelopment effort that cost $11 million, the 50-acre (20 ha) expanse opened to the public in 1990, containing athletic fields, paths, and a wetland area. The park was named after Thomas W. Danehy, mayor of Cambridge from 1978 to 1979. Engineering firm Camp Dresser & McKee led development efforts. Opening ceremonies included a skydiver. Danehy Park increased Cambridge's open space by 20%. Saudi Prince Turki bin Faisal often visited the park with his entourage after its opening, which led to controversy when a limousine was driven onto the park's athletic fields. The park includes an artwork by Mierle Laderman Ukeles titled Turnaround/Surround. A path made of recycled glass and asphalt designed by the artist leads to the top of a small hill, where two aluminum sculptural benches and a "dance floor" are located. Danehy Park has been identified by the Society of Architectural Historians and American Society of Landscape Architects as one of the first examples of a landfill redeveloped as a park in New England. It is the location of Cambridge's first Miyawaki forest, planted in September 2021. References External links Aerial photograph of the City Dump in 1962 prior to a park
Boylston Building

The Boylston Building is an historic building at 2–22 Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The six-story sandstone building was designed by Carl Fehmer and built in 1887 by Woodbury & Leighton. It is an early instance in Boston of a skeleton-built commercial structure, rather than having load-bearing masonry walls. The building housed the Boylston Market, a wholesale trading exchange which had been on the site since 1810 (in a building designed by Charles Bulfinch). It was designated as Boston Landmark in 1977 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts References External links City of Boston, Landmarks Commission. The Boylston Building Study Report, 1977
Boynton and Windsor

The Boynton and The Windsor are a pair historic buildings at 718 and 720 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. They are nearly identical brick apartment buildings that were constructed c. 1887 to designs by Barker & Nourse, and are well preserved instances of late 19th century apartment house construction that once lined Main Street for many blocks. Of the two the Boynton (718 Main Street) is the better preserved, with an unaltered exterior. The buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and were included in the Main Street and Murray Avenue Historic District in 2022. See also Wellington Street Apartment House District, a cluster of similar vintage apartment houses National Register of Historic Places listings in southwestern Worcester, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References
Neponset River Reservation

Neponset River Reservation is a Massachusetts state reservation along the Neponset River in the towns of Milton and Dorchester, near where the river flows through an estuary into the Boston Harbor. It is adjacent to the Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District along the river. This was some of the last land retained by Cutshamekin (Massachusett) before he deeded much of the land comprising Dorchester and Milton to English colonists in the 17th century. In February 2022, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced an $8.2 million project to construct a 0.7-mile shared-use path from Tenean Beach on the reservation to Morrissey Boulevard. It will connect the Boston Harborwalk with Neponset via Morrissey (including a 670-foot boardwalk in the salt marshes near the National Grid gas tank). The project will be one funded under the $9.5 billion in federal funds the state government received under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. In March 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) placed 3.7 miles of the Neponset River, between Mother Brook in Hyde Park to the Lower Mills, on the National Priorities List of the Superfund program for remediation due to sediment containing elevated levels of PCBs. References External links Neponset River Reservation Department of Conservation and Recreation Neponset River Greenway Map Department of Conservation and Recreation
Paul Revere Mall

Paul Revere Mall is a corridor in Boston's North End, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Description and history The corridor was created in 1933 to connect Old North Church and Hanover Street. The mall features an equestrian statue of Paul Revere. Additionally, there are 13 plaques commemorating various Boston residents, mounted along the Prado's brick walls. The plaques were surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993. References External links Media related to Paul Revere Mall at Wikimedia Commons