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Waltham High School (historic)

The old Waltham High School (located at 55 School Street) was constructed in 1902. Designed by Samuel Patch and Robert Glancey, it follows the local contemporary style of Romanesque and Classical Revival architecture. Expanded in the 1920s, the building eventually fell out of favor and was replaced with Waltham's second high school Waltham High School at 617 Lexington Street in 1969. It was used as the Central Junior High School in the 1970s and 1980s. The old Waltham High became defunct by the 1990s and sat empty for many years. The building was ultimately reoccupied; the additions constructed in the 1920s were removed, restoring the school to its 1902 appearance, and a modern addition was added directly behind the old building, which left the historical structure as the façade. The new construct, known now as John W. McDevitt Middle School (named for a former superintendent), entered service in 2003. The old Waltham High building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Waltham, Massachusetts References
Bellevue Cemetery

Bellevue Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Lawrence and Methuen, Massachusetts. Established in 1847 and owned by the city of Lawrence, it is the first and principal cemetery of the city and a notable example of a rural cemetery. In conjunction with adjacent cemeteries and Lawrence's High Service Water Tower and Reservoir, it provides part of the small city's largest area of open space. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Description and history Bellevue Cemetery is located in northwestern Lawrence, with a small strip of land in southern Methuen. It is bounded on the east by May Street, and on the north by Barker Street and St. Mary's Cemetery. To the west and south are residential areas, with the park containing the High Service Water Tower and Reservoir also to the south. The cemetery is just over 96 acres (39 ha) in size, and is roughly U-shaped, with St. Mary's Cemetery and the center of the U. The oldest portion of the cemetery is a 33-acre (13 ha) section between May Street and Reservoir Street, and was established in 1847. The area west of Reservoir Street and south of Barker was acquired in 1893. The "Old Yard" was laid out in the park-like landscape setting of winding lanes amid terraced hillsides in the then-popular rural cemetery style, while "New Bellevue" has a slightly less formal feel. Major buildings and structures in the cemetery include the c. 1922 main gates, built of brick and iron, and the "Hearse House" in the Old Yard, which now houses the cemetery offices. Near the Hearse House is the now-unused Cremation Tomb, built into a hillside with a plain granite facade and bronze cremation urns above the door. In the New Bellevue section, the 1893 Brick Stable is an imposing Classical Revival structure with Queen Anne details, which anchors the cemetery's main maintenance yard. Other buildings in the yard are a garage, gasoline house, and tool house, all built before 1940. Noted burials It is the final resting place of many victims of the Pemberton Mill disaster of January 10, 1860. It is also the burial place of comedic movie actress Thelma Todd, whose performance in title role in Laurel and Hardy's movie The Bohemian Girl was truncated due to her death, believed by some to have been a murder. It is the burial place of U.S. Congressmen William Shadrach Knox, William A. Russell, John K. Tarbox, and Fenner Ferguson. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Methuen, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts References External links Media related to Bellevue Cemetery (Lawrence, Massachusetts) at Wikimedia Commons Bellevue Cemetery Bellevue Cemetery at Find a Grave
Bellevue Standpipe

Bellevue Standpipe is a historic water storage tank on Bellevue Hill at Washington Street and West Roxbury Parkway in the Stony Brook Reservation of Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1914, it is one of three early 20th-century water tanks built as part of Greater Boston's public water supply. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Description and history Bellevue Standpipe is located in Bellevue Hill Park, at the northern tip of the Stony Brook Reservation. Bellevue Hill is, at 330 feet (100 m), the highest point in the city of Boston. The standpipe is built out of poured concrete faced in rough-cut granite, and measures 114 feet (35 m) in height and 47 feet (14 m) in diameter. Inside the structure is a steel tank 100 feet (30 m) high and 44 feet 3 inches (13.49 m) in diameter. The standpipe was built by the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board (predecessor to today's MWRA) in 1914 as part of the Southern Extra High Service Area. It replaced a smaller standpipe built in 1888. Its construction was overseen by Dexter Brackett, the water board's chief engineer, and the tank was provided by the Holyoke Steam Boiler Works; they also provided the tank for the Arlington Reservoir (Arlington, Massachusetts), built about the same time. The standpipe received water from the Fisher Hill Reservoir in Brookline via a 20-inch (51 cm) main, delivered via a pumping station in Hyde Park. A second water storage tank was added at this location in 1955-56. The older tank is currently operated as a standby to the newer one. See also Arlington Reservoir (Arlington, Massachusetts) Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District Forbes Hill Standpipe National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts References
Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center

The Chao Center is a building on the campus of Harvard Business School which is one of 14 schools within Harvard University. It is located in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. and across the street from the Harvard School of Engineering opening in 2020. Overview The building was named in honor of Ruth Mulan Chu Chao. Its construction was completed in 2016. The building was constructed in part with a $40-million gift from the Dr. James Si-Cheng Chao and Family Foundation. The Chao family, which honors its matriarch with the donation, made its gift in 2012. They also established the Ruth Mulan Chu and James S. C. Chao Family Fellowship to assist students with financial needs. About 10,000 executives attend programs at HBS annually, and the Chao Center will become a gateway for these students. The family itself includes a number of HBS students, the first to count four daughters as alumnae: the Honorable Elaine Chao, M.B.A. '79, secretary of labor under George W. Bush; Grace Chao, M.B.A. '78; May Chao, M.B.A. '85; and Angela Chao '95, M.B.A. '’01. According to the HBS website, the building "is considered the main student center for Executive Education". See also Baker Library/Bloomberg Center McCollum Hall References
Bellingham–Cary House

The Bellingham–Cary House is a historic house museum at 34 Parker Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The house, built in 1724, may incorporate in its structure the 1659 hunting lodge of colonial governor Richard Bellingham and is the only surviving 18th-century building in the city. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Description and history The Bellingham–Cary House stands in a residential area of northeastern Chelsea, on the east side of Parker Street between Tudor Street and Clark Avenue. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a truncated hip roof, two interior chimneys, and a clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is five bays wide, with a center entrance flanked by Doric pilasters and topped by a transom window, entablature, and gabled pediment. The roof is pierced by three pedimented gable dormers on the front, and one on each of the sides. A two-story hip-roofed ell extends to the rear. Richard Bellingham was an Englishman who was involved in the formation of the Massachusetts Bay Company, which formally established the Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded Boston in 1630. Bellingham came to Boston in 1634 and served three terms as governor of the colony before his death in 1672. Not long after his arrival, he purchased most of what is now Chelsea, as well as a ferry service between it and Boston. In 1659 he built a hunting lodge, which became his summer home. After his death, the quarter of his land that included the house eventually passed to the Cary family in 1741. They enlarged the house several times, and about 1791 Samuel Cary greatly expanded the house to create its present appearance. After the deaths of Samuel Cary and his wife, most of the farm was sold off for development. The house remained in the family until 1914, when a local non-profit organization was established to preserve it. It has been owned since then by the Governor Bellingham–Cary House Association. It won the 2006 Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award. In 2008 the earliest part of the house was dated to 1724 using dendrochronology. Gallery See also List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Suffolk County, Massachusetts References External links The Gov. Bellingham~Cary House Association web site
Bellingham High School (Massachusetts)

Bellingham High School, or BHS is a five-year public high school located in the town of Bellingham, Massachusetts, United States. BHS is one of two high schools in the town of Bellingham. History This building was opened in 2001 for grades 9–12, thus making the old high school become the middle school for grades 5–8. The three elementary schools in Bellingham went from the grades kindergarten to sixth, to now kindergarten to fourth. As of 2015, the high school has transitioned to grades 8–12 as the middle school is now grades 4–7 and the two remaining elementary schools South Elementary and Stall Brook Elementary are now K–3. Notable alumni Ricky Santos, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, also played for various CFL teams. Debbie Mueller, only American winner of Dublin Marathon, pioneer female road runner References http://www.bellingham.k12.ma.us/hs/Athletics/athletics.htm Archived 2010-04-01 at the Wayback Machine http://www.bellingham.k12.ma.us/hs/default.htm
Belmont Club (Fall River, Massachusetts)

The Belmont Club, also known as the John Young House, is a historic house on Franklin Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. The house was built in 1845, and is one of the few surviving homes built close to the city's business district soon after the devastating 1843 fire. It was purchased by the Belmont Club in 1934. The club reopened under new ownership in December 2012. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and included in the Downtown Fall River Historic District in 1985. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River, Massachusetts References
Belmont Public Library

The Belmont Public Library is a public library in Belmont, Massachusetts. It is a member of the Minuteman Library Network. It is located on Concord Avenue near Belmont Center. Buildings The library has been housed in three buildings. Originally, it was housed in the Belmont Town Hall, designed by architects Hartwell and Richardson and completed in 1881. In 1902, a new facility was donated by Henry Oliver Underwood and opened in 1902. The building is on Pleasant Street and now serves as the School Administration Building. In 1965, the Belmont Memorial Library on Concord Avenue was opened. In 2024, the Belmont Memorial Library was torn down, with a planned opening of a new building in Fall 2025. Administration The current library director is Peter Struzziero. References External links Official website
Bemis Hall (Lincoln, Massachusetts)

Bemis Hall is the home of the Bemis Lecture Series and the offices of the Lincoln Council on Aging, and is located in the town of Lincoln, Massachusetts. It was dedicated in May 1892 as part of the will of George Bemis. In the will, Bemis stipulated that the town build, "...a new Town Hall in which shall be a room of sufficient capacity and proper construction for public lectures...and to provide an annual course of public lectures in said Hall of an instructive and elevating character." The building was designed by Boston architect Herbert Langford Warren. Behind the building is Town Hill Cemetery, which was established in 1756. References Official Bemis Lectures Website
Benjamin Abbot House

The Benjamin Abbot House or Abbot Homestead is a historic house at 9 Andover Street in Andover, Massachusetts, USA. The house was built in 1711. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Description and history The Benjamin Abbot House is a located southwest of downtown Andover, on the north side of Andover Street, a busy road connecting the center to Interstate 93. The house faces south, and its southeast corner is quite close to the road. The main block is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. A recessed ell extends to the west, joining the house to a barn that serves as a garage. The main block is five bays wide, with 8-over-8 sash windows in the outer bays, and a 6-over-6 sash above the center entrance. The entrance is in a projecting gabled vestibule with small windows on the sides; the door is made of vertical planking attached with iron strap hinges. The interior features exposed main beams (some 15 inches (38 cm) thick, and many period features. The house was featured on the PBS program History Detectives in 2004. As part of the investigation, Oxford Dendrochronology Lab determined that the eastern (right) side of the house was built in 1711, and the western portion, to the left of the entryway, was built in 1713. The house was long thought to date to 1685 (which is mounted on a plaque above the door), and is named for Benjamin Abbot, a carpenter by trade and the son of an early settler of Andover. In 1692 Abbot accused Martha Carrier of witchcraft, alleging that she caused his foot to swell, and that his foot healed after her arrest. Benjamin Abbot died in 1703 and, therefore, did not live in this building. The house was owned by generations of the Abbot family until 1933. In 1950 it was offered to the local historical society, which refused to offer on the grounds they could not afford to maintain it properly. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Andover, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts References
Casa de Benjamin Abbot

La Casa de Benjamin Abbot o Casa Abbot es una casa histórica en el 9 de la Calle Andover en Andover, Massachusetts, EE. UU. Con su porción más antigua que data de 1711, es uno de los edificios más antiguos sobrevivientes de Andover. Se pensó por largo tiempo que se había construido en 1685, y que pertenecía a Benjamin Abbot, una figura involucrada en acusaciones de brujería durante los juicios de Salem en 1692. Fue incluido en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos en 1975. Descripción e historia La Casa de Benjamin Abbot está localizada al suroeste del centro de Andover, en el lado del norte de la Calle Andover, una carretera muy concurrida que conecta el centro con la Interestatal 93. La casa está orientada más directamente hacia el sur, y su esquina sureste está muy cerca de la carretera. El bloque principal es una estructura de madera de 2 y 1/2 pisos, con un techo a dos aguas, chimenea central, y exterior de tablillas. Un hueco se extiende hacia el oeste, uniendo la casa a un granero que sirve de garaje. El bloque principal es de cinco bahías de ancho, con ventanas de guillotina en las bahías exteriores, y un marco por encima de la entrada del centro. La entrada está en un vestíbulo saliente con dos ventanas a los lados; la puerta está hecha de tablas verticales atadas con bisagras de hierro tipo correa. El interior presenta vigas principales expuestas de unas 15 pulgadas de espesor, y muchas características de la época.​ La casa fue construida en 1711, según un análisis dencronológico de sus maderas principales, hecho por el programa documental de la PBS Detectives de la Historia en 2004. El lado oriental (derecho) de la casa, fue construido en 1711, y la porción occidental a la izquierda de la entrada fue construida en 1713.​​ Se pensaba desde hacía mucho tiempo, hasta 1685, que la casa estaba montada en una placa por encima de la puerta y de que fue propiedad de Benjamin Abbot. Abbot era el hijo de un colono y carpintero de Andover. Benjamin acusó a Martha Carrier de brujería, alegando que ella hizo que su pie se hinchara y una llaga se abriera en él. Se informó que había sanado después de su detención. La casa fue propiedad de la familia Abbot por generaciones, hasta 1933. En 1950 se ofreció a la sociedad histórica local, que se negó a tomarla porque no podían permitirse el mantenimiento adecuado. Véase también Casa de Edward Bellamy Referencias
Benjamin Baker Jr. House

The Benjamin Baker Jr. House is a historic house at 1579 Hyannis Road in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Built about 1828, it is a well-preserved example of a Federal period "half Cape". It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Description and history The Benjamin Baker Jr. House stands in what is now a rural-residential area of central northern Barnstable, on the west side of Hyannis Road just south of its junction with Maushop Avenue. It is a simple single story Federal style cottage, 3 bays wide, with a side gable roof and wood shingle siding. Its front door, in the right-side bay, is flanked by pilasters and topped by a transom window. The chimney rises near the center of the house behind the left bay. A similar three-bay addition is attached at the left rear corner. The interior of the cottage has been modernized. In 1826 and 1827, Benjamin Baker Jr., a caulker, purchased this parcel of land from John Baker, a housewright, on what was then known as "Baker's Lane" named for Nathaniel Baker, an early grantee of land in the area. This house was probably built soon afterward. Baker died in 1840 with an insolvent estate; this property was eventually sold to Simeon Doane, a mariner. The house is one of six surviving Federal period half-Capes in Barnstable. See also Nathaniel Baker House National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnstable, Massachusetts References
Benjamin Caryl House

Benjamin Caryl House is a historic house museum located in Caryl Park at 107 Dedham Street in Dover, Massachusetts. The Reverend Benjamin Caryl was the first minister of Springfield Parish, then in a part of Dedham which is now Dover. He built the house around the year 1777. Benjamin's son George, who was the town's first doctor, and their descendants occupied the house until 1897. Since 1920 the building has been owned and operated by the Dover Historical Society. The house retains its architectural integrity and has been carefully restored with period furnishings to reflect life in the 1790s when the first two Caryl families lived and worked there together. It is currently operated as a historic house museum by the Historical Society. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk County, Massachusetts References
Benjamin Cole House

The Benjamin Cole House is a historic house in Swansea, Massachusetts, United States. Built in 1690, this house is the oldest documented building in Swansea. Description and history The Cole house is set on the south side of Old Warren Road, a historic early road through what is now southwestern Swansea. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, wood-framed structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof and a large central chimney. The exterior has Federal-period styling (probably added in the late 18th century), and an ell, built c. 1850, extends to the rear of the main block. The main entrance is set in a projecting hip-roofed vestibule, which is decorated with corner pilasters. Outbuildings of the property include a barn (c. 1890) and garage (c. 1950). Benjamin Cole, who built the house, was the grandson of James Cole, who was the first of the Coles to come to North America, and for whom Cole's Hill in Plymouth is named. It continued to be the center of a major farmstead into the 20th century, operated for many years by the Wilbur family. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1990. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts References
Benjamin Grant House

The Benjamin Grant House is a historic house at 47 County Street in Ipswich, Massachusetts. It is a well-preserved early Georgian house, built c. 1735 by Benjamin Grant. He was killed in the French and Indian War, and the house subsequently came into the hands of the Ross family, who owned it well into the 20th century. The house is a 2+1⁄2-story colonial with a central chimney. The front portion of the house consists of two rooms, one on either side of the chimney, behind which is a single-story leanto addition. The interior of the house has remained well preserved, showing numerous Georgian details. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and is subject to a local preservation restriction. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Ipswich, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts References
Benjamin Hoyt House

The Benjamin Hoyt House is a historic house located at 134 Otis Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Description and history The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1868, and is one of the only bracketed Italianate houses to survive in East Cambridge. It has a front-facing gable whose cornice includes dentil moulding and brackets, and whose fully pedimented gable end has a round-arch window in the tympanum area. The main roof cornice also has dentil moulding and paired brackets, and the front windows have slightly projecting lintel caps. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1982. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References
Benjamin Jenkins House

The Benjamin Jenkins House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. It was built in about 1807 for Colonel Benjamin Jenkins on family-owned land. The substantial and elegant Federal style house was a stop on the road between Salem and Andover, and remained in the family into the 20th century. One of its owners, William S. Jenkins, was a local builder of note in the second half of the 19th century, built the large ell of the house in 1849. In 1982, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Andover, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts References
Benjamin Nye Homestead

The Benjamin Nye Homestead is a historic house museum in Sandwich, Massachusetts. The earliest portion of the 2.5-story timber-frame house was built in 1678 by Benjamin Nye, and has remained in the hands of his descendants for most of the time since then. It was apparently originally built as a saltbox style house with an integral leanto section, with the rear of the house being raise to a full two stories, probably in the 19th century. The house was sold out of the Nye family to the state of Massachusetts in 1924, but was poorly maintained by the state. With the house threatened with demolition in 1962, the Nye Family Association acquired the property and restored the house. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. A dendrochronology team conducted a study in 2012 establishing the build date. The Nye Family Association now operates the property as a historic house museum, featuring 18th century furnishings, and is open for tours from June through October. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Barnstable County, Massachusetts References External links Nye Family Association