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Bacon-Gleason-Blodgett Homestead

The Bacon-Gleason-Blodgett Homestead is a historic house at 118 Wilson Road in Bedford, Massachusetts. Built about 1740, it is the town's only surviving example of a brick-end colonial-period house, with long association to a nearby gristmill. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1977, and included in the Wilson Mill-Old Burlington Road District on August 18, 2003. Description and history The Bacon-Gleason-Blodgett Homestead is located in eastern Bedford, near the town line with Burlington. It is set at the southwest corner of Wilson Road and Old Burlington Road; the latter is an old alignment of the main east–west road, now Massachusetts Route 62 which runs a short way to the north. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a low-pitch hip roof and clapboarded exterior. Its two side walls are brick, each with two interior chimneys. The main facade is three bays wide, with paired sash windows flanking the center entrance on the ground floor, and single sash windows on the second floor. The entry is sheltered by a gable-roofed vestibule. The house has retained significant internal woodwork from the 18th century. The house was built c. 1740 by Nathaniel Bacon, and is a well-preserved transitional Georgian-Federal style house. Bacon, along with the later owners Gleason and Blodgett, farmed and operated the John Wilson gristmill, which was established nearby about 1690. Another 19th-century owner was James Smith Monroe, who operated a paper mill near the Wilson mill site that was a forerunner of a larger operation he later founded in Lawrence. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts References
Bacon–Morse Historic District

The Bacon–Morse Historic District encompasses a historic rural village center in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It consists of a collection of houses and barns, as well as a cemetery, at the intersection of North Woodstock and Tipton Rock Roads. Its name comes from the early settlers of the area, who included families named Morse and Bacon. The area once also included a tavern and a schoolhouse, but these were demolished some years ago."MACRIS inventory record for Bacon–Morse Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 28, 2013. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 Buildings The most notable structure in the district is the c. 1750 Freeman-Pratt House, which is one of the best-preserved Federal style farmhouses in Southbridge. The oldest portion of the house is a 1-1/2 story five section that is now an ell on a two-story main structure. The house features a fanlight over the front door, with pilasters and sidelights surrounding the door. A barn from the 19th century also survives on the property. In addition to the Freeman-Pratt House, there are 4 other houses in the district, two of which are Greek Revival, one is Late Victorian, and the last is a 1910 construction of unidentified style. The Morse Cemetery, formally established in 1789, is estimated to contain over 200 graves, many predating 1840. History This area was settled in the mid-18th century by members of the Bacon, Morse, and Pratt families. By 1830, there was a cluster of six houses near the road intersection, along with a school, established about 1772. The area remained largely agricultural into the 20th century, acquiring as industry a lumber yard in the late 19th century. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Southbridge, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References
Boylston (Metro de Boston)

Boylston es una estación en el Ramal B, el Ramal C, el Ramal D, Ramal E de la línea verde y de la línea Plata del Metro de Boston. La estación se encuentra localizada entre las Calles Boylston y Tremont en Boston, Massachusetts.​ La estación Boylston fue inaugurada el 3 de septiembre de 1897. La Autoridad de Transporte de la Bahía de Massachusetts es la encargada por el mantenimiento y administración de la estación. Descripción La estación Boylston cuenta con 2 plataformas centrales y 2 vías. Conexiones La estación es abastecida por las siguientes conexiones: Rutas de autobuses: Ninguno Referencias Enlaces externos Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Boylston. Estación Boylston Líneas y estaciones del Metro de Boston
Baker Congregational Church

The Baker Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church at 760 Saratoga Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. History With the growth of East Boston as a settlement in 1834, a need was seen for a church and meetinghouse for the inhabitants. The church was founded under the name First Congregational Church in East Boston, which on July 7, 1837, was changed to Maverick Congregational Church by the Society's majority shareholders. First located in a Federal-style meetinghouse at the corner of Maverick and Havre Streets, the church moved in 1844 to a Gothic Revival edifice at the corner of Sumner Street and Maverick Square, before settling into a larger Gothic Revival structure in Central Square in 1875. Meanwhile, a second church had been established on November 17, 1852, as the Maverick Church Chapel by the Maverick Congregational Society on land given by the East Boston Company. That chapel too moved more than once before the construction of the current structure on the corner of Byron and Saratoga streets in 1903, eventually being renamed as the Baker Congregational Church. The Maverick and Baker churches merged in the mid-20th century to form Baker-Maverick Congregational Church, and then merged again with the two Episcopal parishes of St. John's (formerly on Lexington Street) and St. Andrew's, completing the merger in 1949. Today the church is known as Grace Church Federated. The 1903 shingle style church building built by John Nelson Thisland and F. W. Woollcott was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts References External links Official website
Baker Street Jewish Cemeteries

The Baker Street Jewish Cemeteries are a group of 42 Jewish cemeteries in use since the 1920s on Baker Street in the West Roxbury section of Boston. The cemeteries are located on land that once formed part of Brook Farm, a 19th-century communal-living experiment. The series of small cemeteries are strung along both sides of a narrow access road at 776 Baker Street that leads only to the last of the small cemeteries. Each was owned and managed by an individual Boston-area congregation or Jewish organization. Description According to The Boston Globe, "the Baker Street cemeteries are home to some of the city's most striking, albeit endangered, examples of historic religious architecture. Dotting the road are 10 chapel buildings about the size of one-room schoolhouses, perfectly rendered synagogues in miniature, with glorious stained glass, vaulted ceilings, ornate chandeliers, oak pulpits, and other vestiges of the final destination for members of a once-thriving immigrant community." Over the years, many of the small congregations that supported several sections of the cemeteries have dissolved as the leadership passed on and there were no young members to take their places. In the late 1980s, after several years of neglect, the Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts (JCAM) was granted the rights to the abandoned cemeteries so that they could be restored and maintained, and have plots made available for new interments. Notable burials Michael Hammer, engineer and professor of computer science Rabbi Richard J. Israel, American rabbi, civil rights activist, and author Johnny Most, sports announcer Nahum M. Sarna, biblical scholar Joseph B. Soloveitchik, American Orthodox rabbi Individual cemeteries The 42 cemeteries are: See also List of cemeteries in Boston, Massachusetts References Cemetery Detail Map External links Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts
Bancroft's castle

Bancroft's castle was built by General William Bancroft in 1906 atop Gibbet Hill in Groton, Massachusetts. Since 2000, the "castle" and trails became part of Groton's protected open space and was opened to the public. History and uses Bancroft built the structure as a gift for his wife. He originally intended it as a bungalow to accompany a larger castle-like house, but lost funding before the additions could be realized. In 1918, physician Harold Ayres purchased the bungalow and renovated it into a sanitarium. During the 1930s, the Groton Hunt Club used the bungalow for entertainment. During a July 4 fireworks celebration in 1932, the bungalow caught fire - leaving only the exterior stone walls intact. Now anyone may hike to the top of the hill and visit what remains of the castle. References
Bancroft Hotel

The Bancroft Hotel is a historic hotel building at 50 Franklin Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Opened in 1913 and expanded in 1929, it is one of the city's finest examples of Beaux Arts architecture, and was for many years its finest and most opulent hotel. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It has since been converted into luxury residences, and is called Bancroft on the Grid. Description The former Bancroft Hotel is located in downtown Worcester, on the south side of Franklin Street, facing the Worcester Common and City Hall to the north. It is a ten-story structure, with a steel frame faced in brick, terracotta, and stone. The ground floor presents an arcade of arches to both Franklin and Portland Streets, finished in marble. The second floor is a band of sash windows with elaborate terra cotta surrounds. The next five floors are uniform, with sash windows in rectangular openings. The bays at the corners are finished in light-colored stone, a contrast to the darker brick of the other bays. The eighth floor once again has more elaborate window treatments, and a detailed cornice separates it from the ninth, which is also crowned by a projecting cornice. History The Hotel Bancroft was built by Niagara Falls businessman Frank A. Dudley and operated by the United Hotels Company. It was designed by Buffalo, New York architects Esenwein & Johnson in the Beaux Arts style and was constructed at a cost of over $1.2 million (equivalent to $40,034,000 in 2025). The hotel opened on September 1, 1913, named for Worcester historian and politician George Bancroft. An extension was added in the rear in 1929. Sheraton bought the Bancroft in 1942 and renamed it the Worcester Sheraton Hotel. In April 1952, the hotel hosted a women's tea for John F. Kennedy's senatorial campaign against Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., who was also there that day. Sheraton sold the hotel in 1955, and it became the Hotel Bancroft again. The hotel was converted to apartments in 1964. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and is currently tied as the 11th tallest building in Worcester. It was known as the Bancroft Commons for many years, until being renamed Bancroft on The Grid more recently. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts References External links Bancroft on The Grid official website
Bancroft Tower

Bancroft Tower is a 56-foot-high (17 m) tower of granite and natural stone, which looks like a miniature feudal castle. It is in Salisbury Park, in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. The folly was erected in 1900, in memory of George Bancroft, a native of Worcester and a politician, historian, and statesman. The tower was designed by Worcester architects Earle and Fisher, and cost about $15,000 to build. Bancroft Tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Description Bancroft Tower stands northwest of downtown Worcester, in Salisbury Park, a public park west of Park Avenue and south of Drury Lane. It is a two-story stone structure, built of boulders and cobbles, with a rock-faced granite exterior. It is asymmetrical in plan, with crenelated square towers at the corners and a taller, off-center circular tower in between. To one side of that tower is an arched gate. History This tower was erected by Stephen Salisbury III in honor of George Bancroft, a prominent historian and statesman, who had been a childhood friend of Salisbury's father. It was one of three towers built on high points of the city, and is the only one to survive. The park and tower remained in Salisbury's ownership until his death in 1907. The tower was bequeathed to the Worcester Art Museum, which gave it to the Worcester Parks Department in 1912. The Bancroft tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1980. Plaque A plaque set in the ground in front of it explains its purpose: Two half-compasses are set in the ground before and behind the tower. They are marked as if they pointed to the other six of the Seven Hills of Worcester (Bancroft Hill being one of the seven); but it doesn't appear, from the top of the hill, that they really do. Gallery See also National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts Folly References
Torre Bancroft

La torre Bancroft es una pequeña edificación de piedra con aspecto de castillo ubicada en Salisbury Park, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos.​​ Historia Es una gran torre de 56 pies de altura, construida de piedra natural y granito, con aspecto de un castillo feudal en miniatura. Se encuentra ubicada en Salisbury Park, en la ciudad de Worcester, Massachusetts. Fue construida en 1900, en memoria de George Bancroft.​ La torre fue diseñada por Earle y Fischer. El costo de construcción fue de aproximadamente 15 000 dólares.​​ Esta torre fue construida por Stephen Salisbury III en honor a George Bancroft.​ Cuando Salisbury murió, la torre fue donada al museo de Arte de Worcester, que a su vez lo donó al Departamento de Parques de Worcester en 1912. La torre de Bancroft fue incluida al Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos el 5 de marzo de 1980.​ Referencias
Torre Bancroft

La torre Bancroft (in inglese Bancroft Tower) si trova a Worcester, comune e capoluogo della contea di Worcester nello Stato del Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America. Si tratta di un capriccio architettonico e la sua costruzione risale all'inizio del XX secolo. Storia Questo monumento che imita un piccolo castello medievale e quindi viene considerato un capriccio architettonico fu costruito in onore di George Bancroft, un pioniere della marina americana che arrivò alla carica di Segretario della Marina degli Stati Uniti e fondò l'Accademia navale degli Stati Uniti. Fu amico d'infanzia di Stephen Salisbury II e il figlio di questi, dopo la morte di Bancroft, utilizzò 15.000 dollari del denaro della sua famiglia per costruire la torre Bancroft in onore dell'amico d'infanzia di suo padre. L'edificio particolare, che imita un castello, fu costruito nel 1900, utilizzando cavalli e carrozze per trasportare le grandi pietre sulla collina Prospect. Il terreno su cui fu costruita la torre era già di proprietà dei Salisbury e l'area intorno alla torre non divenne un parco fino al 1912, quando gli amministratori del Worcester Art Museum la donarono alla città. La torre rimase permanentemente aperta e accessibile al pubblico fino agli anni ottanta del XX secolo anche se negli ultimi tempi divenne un luogo per feste mal frequentate e attività illecite. Per vari anni la torre e il parco nelle sue vicinanze furono abbandonati al degrado sino a quando nel secondo decennio del XXI secolo edificio ed area sono state riqualificate. Descrizione La torre Bancroft si trova ad Hammond Heights, quartiere storico nella parte nod ovest di Worcester nella contea di Worcester, Stato del Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America. Il castello, costruito con ciottoli e rocce di grandi dimensioni, contiene una serie di stanze vuote e sembra aver sempre svolto una funzione più decorativa che per uno scopo specifico. L'edificio si presenta come struttura alta e sottile, con due torri a base rettangolare alle estremità e con al centro un portale ad arco ribassato che porta semplicemente al retro. Viene concluso, nella parte alta, da una torre cilindrica merlata. Si trova all'interno del Salisbury Park che si estende fin quasi a Park Avenue. Bene classificato come edificio storico Il National Register of Historic Places Collection ha classificato la torre Bancroft come edificio storico col numero 80000524. Note Bibliografia (EN) L.H. Nelson Company, The city of Worcester, Portland, Maine, L.H. Nelson Co., 1905, OCLC 905102162. Voci correlate George Bancroft (politico) Capriccio (architettura) Worcester (Massachusetts) Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file sulla Torre Bancroft Collegamenti esterni (EN) Bancroft Tower, Worcester, Mass., su loc.gov. URL consultato il 13 novembre 2023.
Leader Bank Pavilion

Leader Bank Pavilion is an outdoor amphitheater in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Seating 5,000, it is used for concerts from May to October of each year. The venue originally opened in August 1994 near Fan Pier. Due to land rights, it closed at the end of its season in 1998 and the tensile structure was relocated to its current location in South Boston, where it reopened in July 1999. Name rights Harbor Lights Pavilion was the original name. Originally located at the site of the current US District Courthouse at Fan Pier, it was moved a few hundred yards down the street when the courthouse was built. Bank of Boston Pavilion. BankBoston Pavilion. When Bank of Boston and Baybank merged in 1996 to form BankBoston, the pavilion likewise changed its name to the BankBoston Pavilion. FleetBoston Pavilion. In 1999, Live Nation purchased the venue and sold the naming rights to FleetBoston Financial, renaming it FleetBoston Pavilion. Bank of America Pavilion. In 2004 FleetBoston merged with Bank of America and the pavilion was then renamed to Bank of America Pavilion. Blue Hills Bank Pavilion. Beginning January 1, 2014, Blue Hills Bank won the naming rights for the venue for a period of just under 10 years. Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion. Beginning February 4, 2019, following Rockland Trust Bank's acquisition of Blue Hills Bank. Leader Bank Pavilion. Beginning April 5, 2021, Leader Bank purchased naming rights for the venue. Noted performers Recordings On September 7, 1997, Widespread Panic recorded a version of their song "Pickin' Up the Pieces" with special guest Branford Marsalis for the live album Light Fuse, Get Away. On August 21, 2007, progressive metal band Dream Theater recorded three songs for their live album and DVD Chaos in Motion 2007–2008. On August 10, 2022, folk band Fleet Foxes recorded an entire concert played at the Leader Bank Pavilion and released their album Live on Boston Harbor on April 20, 2024, for Record Store Day. See also List of contemporary amphitheatres References External links Media related to Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion at Wikimedia Commons
Baptist Society Meeting House

The Baptist Society Meeting House is a historic former Baptist meeting house in Arlington, Massachusetts. Built in 1790, it is the town's oldest surviving church building. Now in residential use, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description and history The former Baptist Society Meeting House stands roughly midway between Arlington's town center and the village of Arlington Heights, on the east side of Brattle Street just north of Massachusetts Avenue. It is a 3+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, two interior chimneys, and a clapboarded exterior. It is five bays wide and four deep, with a symmetrical front facade. At the center of the facade is a double entrance sheltered by a porch supported by square posts. Windows are sash on the first two floors, with smaller windows on the third floor. Arlington's Baptist Society was organized in 1780, and was the first group to split away from the town's dominant Congregational church. The congregation first met in a number of private places, including the Capt. Benjamin Locke House, until this building was constructed in 1790. The congregation is now housed in Arlington's First Baptist Church, and sold this building into private ownership in 1828. The architecture of this building is in emulation of older meeting houses in Lexington and Concord, dating to the early decades of the 18th century, which are seen in period engravings depicting the Battles of Lexington and Concord which started the American Revolutionary War. Originally set facing Massachusetts Avenue, it was in 1913 moved back in its lot and turned to face Brattle Street. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Arlington, Massachusetts References
Bark Street School

The Bark Street School is a historic school building on Stevens Road at Bark Street in Swansea, Massachusetts. Built in 1905, it is the town's only surviving wood-frame school building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Description and history The Bark Street School is located on the south side of Stevens Road, just west of Bark Street in eastern Swansea. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, set on a cobblestone foundation, and topped by a hip roof with a louvered square cupola at its center. Its roof has wide eaves and banded windows on the sides, reminiscent of the Prairie School of architecture. The walls are finished in wooden shingles. Its main entrance is set in a projecting vestibule section, with a shed-roof hood supported by large triangular knee brackets, and is topped by a round-arch transom window. The building was designed by Louis G. Destremps & Son and built in 1905, replacing a single-room schoolhouse on the same site. Due to increasing enrollments (it was over its nominal capacity of 80 students by 1920), it was enlarged with a major expansion adding two classrooms c. 1930. The addition was done with sympathetic design and materials, differing only in the concrete foundation. Although it was one of ten schools in Swansea at the time, it is now the town's last wood-frame school building. It now serves as an annex to Swansea Town Hall. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts References
Barnstable Public School District

The Barnstable Public School District oversees the operation all public schools in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. The Superintendent of Schools is Sara Ahern. The Assistant Superintendent is Kristen Harmon. History Although it is unknown when the school district started, it is generally believed to have been in existence by the early 1900s. 2001 and 2003 Overrides Fail In 2001, a Proposition 2+1⁄2 override failed to pass. In addition to teacher cuts across the system and reductions in each school's budget, the most significant losses were to the schools' award-winning music program; elementary school feeder programs were cut completely. In 2002 the district faced another budget shortfall and the school committee voted to implement fees for bus transportation, music programs and sports programs. A 2003 override was attempted to remove these fees and prevent further staff lay-offs. The override failed and the fees remained. The loss of feeder music programs in 2001 and the subsequent fees for participation in the high school music program decimated the award-winning Barnstable High School Marching Band. Schools Barnstable High School (Grades 8-12) Barnstable Intermediate School (Grades 6-7) Barnstable United Elementary School (Grades 4-5) Barnstable Community Innovation School (Grades K-3) Barnstable/West Barnstable Elementary School (Grades K-3) Centerville Elementary School (Grades K-3) Hyannis West Elementary School (Grades K-3) West Villages Elementary School (Grades K-3) The Enoch Cobb Early Learning Center (Preschool) References External links Official website Barnstable Middle School