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Stillman Willis House

The Stillman Willis House is an historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This 2+1⁄2-story house was built in 1839, and was originally located nearby on Massachusetts Avenue. It was moved to its present location in 1883, at which time it was extensively modernized, overlaying its Greek Revival features with Italianate and Colonial Revival styling. Surviving Greek Revival elements include corner pilasters and an entablature, while later features include bracketed window cornices and extensive decorative woodwork on the porches. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Cambridge, Massachusetts References
Stoneham High School

Stoneham High School is a comprehensive, four-year public school located in Stoneham, Massachusetts, United States. It is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. As members of the Middlesex League, Stoneham High School student-athletes compete in 20 varsity sports. Academics Seven classes are scheduled with six blocks meeting each day; periods are 57 minutes long. The superintendent of Stoneham Schools is John Macero. The assistant principal is Craig Murray. SHS offers Advanced Placement courses in French, Spanish, Italian, biology, history, chemistry, studio art, physics, calculus, psychology, and English. Athletics Stoneham is a member of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Middlesex League. Sports: Performing arts The Drama Club puts on three productions each year: one production in the fall, a 40-minute piece in the winter (which they bring to the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild One-Act Festival), and a musical in the spring. The drama club is completely student-run, only having faculty/adult supervision and direction. They went to the state finals in March/April 2014 for their adaptation of the stage version of Spring Awakening. They also attended state finals again in March/April 2017 for their adaptation of "Kindertransport." The Drama Club also made it to the semi-finals round in 2019 with their performance of The Yellow Boat. Demographics The racial makeup of Stoneham High School is: 77.6% White, 11.1% Hispanic, 6.3% Asian, and 2.2% Black. Notable alumni Glenn Adamson: curator, author, and art historian Peter Adamson: professor of philosophy Quincy Brisco: comedian and media personality Mario Cantone: comedian and actor Sandro Corsaro: American animator and author Charles Gibbons: Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and 1958 candidate for governor Josh Gondelman: actor, comedy writer, and stand-up comedian George J. Hall: U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient in World War II Chris J. Johnson: actor Nancy Kerrigan: two-time Olympic figure skating medalist Killer Kowalski: professional wrestler Hideo Mabuchi: physicist and Professor of Applied Physics Joe McLaughlin: linebacker for the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants Joe Vitiello: Major League Baseball player from 1995 to 2003 Steve Yarbrough: novelist References
Stoneham Public Library

The Stoneham Public Library is the public library of Stoneham, Massachusetts. It is located at Main and Maple Streets. History The library was founded in 1859 by a committee of leading citizens, initially renting space near the intersection of Main Street and Montvale Avenue. In two years the library had accumulated nearly 1,500 volumes, most donated by older private library groups. As the library expanded its holdings over the following decades, it relocated several times to ever-larger spaces. By 1878 the collection had grown to over 5,000 volumes. In 1903 the town was awarded a grant of $15,000 by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for the construction of a permanent library building. This resulted in the 1904 construction of the modest Classical Revival building that forms the heart of the library complex at Maple and Main Streets. As originally built, this was a single story building made of Roman brick, and capped by a hip roof. Its main entrance was slightly recessed in a square archway flanked by pilasters and topped by an entablature. In 1931 this building was extended from three to five bays, and a cupola was added thanks to a trust fund left to the library by Annie Hamilton Brown. The building was again enlarged in 1983, using the same building materials and retaining single story layout, but with modern styling. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and was included as a contributing property to the Central Square Historic District in 1990. The library's services, in addition to its circulating book collection, include access to online databases. The library is a member of the North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE), through which cardholders can access resources of other libraries in the region. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Stoneham, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts References External links Library website
Stoneleigh-Burnham School

Stoneleigh-Burnham School (SBS) is a boarding and day school for girls in grades 7–12 and postgraduate year (PG Year). Founded in 1869, the school is the result of the merger of five founding schools. At present, the School is located on a 100-acre (0.40 km2) campus in Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States, in the Pioneer Valley of New England in close proximity to the Five College Consortium. SBS is affiliated with the International Coalition of Girls' Schools (ICGS), the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE), The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), the Parents League of New York (PLNY), the Debating Association of New England Independent Schools (DANEIS), and the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA). SBS is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). References External links Official website
Story Grammar School

The Story Grammar School is a historic school building at 140 Elm Street in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Built in 1880, it was the town's first modern graded school, and is a prominent local example of Colonial Revival architecture. It was named for a native son, United States Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story, and served as a public school until 1978. It is now in residential use. it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Description and history The former Story School is located north of downtown Marblehead, on the southeast side of Elm Street opposite its junction with Curtis Street. Now predominantly residential, the area was until an 1877 fire an industrial area with many small shoe factories. It is a two-story red brick building, with a hip roof and Colonial Revival styling. Windows are set in segmented-arch openings with keystones at the tops, and there is a gabled pedimented in the roof above the main entrance, in a section that projects slightly. The entrance, a double door, is also set in a segmented-arch opening, with a large single-pane transom window. Above the entrance is a tall doubled three-sash window. The rear facade is similar to the front, but with simpler detailing and lacking the projecting center section. Early education in Marblehead was largely conducted in private homes of teachers or other such facilities, with college preparation typically taking place at the private Marblehead Academy, founded in 1789 by Dr. Elisha Story and others. In the first half of the 19th century, the town established a series of district schools, including one at the site of this building. In the 1870s, the town's population surged, buoyed by local shoe manufacturing industry, increasing pressure on the town to improve its educational infrastructure. This building, completed in 1880, was the first brick school built by the town, and its first major investment in improved education. It was named for Joseph Story, the son of Dr. Elisha Story and a noted associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. The school served the town until 1978, and was then converted into residential units. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts References
Strong's Block

Strong's Block is a historic commercial building at 1637–1651 Beacon Street in the center of Waban Village, in the city of Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1896, this 2+1⁄2-story brick Flemish Revival structure is one of a small number of surviving 19th century commercial blocks in the city. The building was designed by Waban resident Lewis H. Bacon for William Strong, another local resident, who sought to capitalize on the construction of the nearby Circuit Railroad (now the MBTA Green Line D branch). The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts References
Strong House (Amherst, Massachusetts)

The Strong House is a historic house at 67 Amity Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. Built about 1744, it is one of Amherst's oldest surviving houses, and a fine example of mid-18th century Connecticut River Valley architecture. It was given to the Amherst Historical Society in 1916. It currently houses the Amherst History Museum. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and included in the Amherst Central Business District in 1991. Description and history The Strong House is located just west of the commercial center of Amherst, set well back from the north side of Amity Street at Prospect Street. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gambrel roof and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is five bays wide, with a center entrance sheltered by a gabled portico. The first-floor windows are capped by projecting cornices, and the steep roof face is pierced by two gabled dormers. Although it was first built about 1744, much of its present appearance dates to late 18th-century alterations. It was built about 1744 by Nehemiah Strong, only six years after formal settlement of Amherst began. Originally a 2+1⁄2-story saltbox in configuration, it was enlarged by Strong's son Simeon in the 1790s, when the gambrel roof and front portico were added. Simeon Strong was a prominent local lawyer, who served in a number of town posts and also represented it in the state legislature before being appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. His son and grandson, who continued ownership of the property, were also prominent in local fairs. The house was sold out of the family in 1845 and has served as a museum since its acquisition by the historical society in 1916. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampshire County, Massachusetts References External links Amherst Historical Society
Sturgis Library

Sturgis Library in Barnstable, Massachusetts is the oldest building that houses a public library in America. The original library building was built in 1644 as the house of Rev. John Lothropp and is the oldest building housing a public library in the United States. Since Reverend Lothrop used the front room of the house for public worship, another distinction of the Sturgis Library is that it is the oldest structure still standing in the United States where religious services were regularly held. This room is now called "The Lothrop Room" and contains a beamed ceiling and pumpkin-colored wide-board floors that exemplify the quintessential early character of authentic Cape Cod houses. The library was organized in 1863 and has continuously operated since that date. References External links Official website
Sudbury Reservoir

The Sudbury Reservoir (2.02 square miles) is an emergency backup Boston metropolitan water reservoir in Massachusetts, located predominantly in Southborough and Marlborough. It was created when the Sudbury Dam was constructed to impound the Stony Brook branch of the Sudbury River; no part of the reservoir lies in the town of Sudbury. Nearly 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) in the Sudbury Reservoir watershed are administered by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation as a limited-access public recreation area. History The reservoir was first begun in 1878, as part of a system of reservoirs fed from the Sudbury River to supplement the Lake Cochituate system in Natick. Today's reservoir was created by excavation from 1894 to 1898, with construction undertaken in sections. It was begun by the City of Boston but completed by the newly formed Metropolitan Water Board (predecessor to the modern Massachusetts Water Resources Authority). All told, construction required moving about 4.5 million cubic yards (3.4 million cubic metres) of soil and boulders. Water began to fill the reservoir on February 8, 1897, with construction of the reservoir's new Sudbury Dam on the Stony Brook Branch of the Sudbury River completed later that year. When completed, the reservoir's surface area was 2.02 square miles (5.2 km2), its average depth was 17 feet (5.2 m) and maximum depth was 65 feet (20 m), and its capacity was 7.253 billion US gallons (27.46 billion litres). The reservoir was fed from the Wachusett Reservoir on the west by the Wachusett Aqueduct (1898), and by local streams. To improve the water quality of the local streams, the Marlborough Brook filter beds were constructed adjacent to the reservoir. The reservoir's water was delivered to the Weston Reservoir to the east by the Weston Aqueduct (1901), or via a channel to the Framingham reservoirs and the Sudbury Aqueduct to the Chestnut Hill Reservoir. In 1947, the obsolete Whitehall, Hopkinton, Ashland and Cochituate reservoirs became state parks; and in 1976, the entire Sudbury System was officially reclassified as an emergency water supply. Today only the Sudbury Reservoir and the Foss Reservoir (Framingham Reservoir No. 3) remain as reserve drinking water supplies with the Weston and Sudbury aqueducts serving as reserve transmission. In an emergency the Sudbury and Foss reservoirs can be placed into service either as a primary source, as an alternate pass-through for Quabbin/Wachusett reservoir water in the event of a transmission problem blocking the normal transmission pathways, or as a supplemental source in a major drought. In all cases, the water would be untreated and would likely require boiling for consumption. Permitted activities The area's limited public access allows for picnicking, hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and shoreline fishing with restrictions. References Additional sources Science and Industry, Volume 6, The Colliery Engineer Company, Scranton, Penn: International Textbook Company, February–December 1901. External links Sudbury Reservoir Department of Conservation and Recreation MassWildlife Map and information
Sunderland Bridge (Massachusetts)

The Sunderland Bridge is a crossing over the Connecticut River in western Massachusetts, connecting the towns of South Deerfield and Sunderland, carrying Massachusetts Route 116. History and construction of the bridge There was at least one preceding bridge at this location, a metal through-truss bridge destroyed by the floating Montague City Covered Bridge during the Flood of 1936. The current Sunderland Bridge is a deck truss bridge completed in 1937. Reconstruction of the bridge was completed in 1994. Replacement of the original art deco railings by modern ones was controversial. References See also List of crossings of the Connecticut River
Susan Russell House

The Susan Russell House is a historic house in Somerville, Massachusetts. The 1.5-story Greek Revival cottage is estimated to have been built in the 1830s, based on a stylistic analysis. It is a rare survivor of a style that was once common in Somerville. Greek Revival element is its door surround. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The land on which the Susan Russell House sits was purchased from Oliver Tufts in the early 19th century. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerville, Massachusetts References
Swampscott Fish House

Swampscott Fish House is a historic fishing supply storage house off Humphrey Street on Fisherman's Beach in Swampscott, Massachusetts. It is the oldest active fish house in the country. The shingle-style house was built in 1896 on land taken by eminent domain. The Fish House consolidated the many fishing structures that stretched along the oceanfront obscuring views of the ocean and subtracting from the area's appeal as a swimming beach. The Fish House is also home to the Swampscott Yacht Club and the Swampscott Sailing Program. The yacht club is refinished with a porch and a bar. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts References External links Swampscott Yacht Club website
Swett–Ilsley House

The Swett–Ilsley House is a much extended Colonial house located at 4 High Road, Newbury, Massachusetts, United States. It is now owned by Historic New England, formerly the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA), and operated as a study museum. The house's original section was built in 1670 by Stephen Swett, one of Newbury's first settlers, on a south-facing single-room plan with chimney bay. Under various owners, the house remained more or less unaltered until about 1720, when it was enlarged by addition of a second single-room household (with its own door) north of the original block. A new roof—made in part with salvaged rafters of the older roof—was built over the whole, changing the ridge pole direction from an east–west to a north–south axis. The chimney, then located at the northwestern corner of the main block, was retained, but its upper stack was probably modified at that time. The house underwent a series of additions during the 18th and 19th centuries when it also served as a "tobacconist business," a chocolate mill, and a tavern. It was further extended to the north, although its irregular lot required that the eastern wall stopped two feet before the western wall. The original chimney was demolished, and a new central chimney was added to serve the 1670 and 1720 portions of the house. In 1756, the house's irregular shape was somewhat squared when the purchase of land to the north yielded an opportunity to build a final northern addition of single-room plan with stair-hall and separate chimney. The building achieved its present form with the construction of a kitchen lean-to at the western end of the house, containing one of the largest fireplaces of the period, with three beehive ovens. In 1911, the house was purchased by SPNEA, its first architectural acquisition. With advice from restoration architect Henry Charles Dean, SPNEA removed layers of lath and plaster to reveal original timbers, early 18th-century paneling, and one of the largest fireplaces in New England. Restoration stopped when funds were exhausted, before any long-gone original features like diamond-paned casements were recreated, resulting in a house with an unrestored 18th-century exterior and a partially restored interior reflecting both the 17th and early 18th centuries. After restoration, the house was rented to a series of tenants, who operated a tea room there until 1965 when the house became a study museum. External links Historic New England website information Essex National Heritage Area website information Library of Congress. Historic American Buildings Survey. Swett–Ilsley House (Blue Anchor Tavern), 4–6 High Street, Newbury Old Town, MA
Swift River Reservation

Swift River Reservation ist ein 435 Acres (1,8 km²) umfassendes Naturschutzgebiet bei der Stadt Petersham im Bundesstaat Massachusetts der Vereinigten Staaten. Es wird von der Organisation The Trustees of Reservations verwaltet. Geschichte Im späten 18. Jahrhundert war ein Großteil der Fläche des heutigen Schutzgebiets gerodet, um landwirtschaftliche Nutzflächen zu gewinnen, die vorwiegend als Subsistenzwirtschaft betrieben wurden. Mit dem in späteren Jahren zunehmend ansteigenden Bedarf an natürlichen Rohstoffen der umliegenden Industrien wurde der Wald nahezu vollständig abgeholzt. Erst im frühen 20. Jahrhundert kehrte der Baumbewuchs zurück, wurde jedoch durch einen Hurrikan 1938 bereits wieder stark beschädigt. Der heutige Bestand an Harthölzern und Weymouth-Kiefern stammt aus der Zeit nach dem Sturm. Die Trustees erwarben das Grundstück in zwei Schritten 1983 und 1985. Anlässlich ihres einhundertjährigen Bestehens erhielten sie weitere Teilbereiche anonym geschenkt. Schutzgebiet Das Schutzgebiet besteht aus den drei eigenständigen Bereichen Nichewaug Tract, Slab City Tract und Davis Tract, die durch den östlichen Zweig des namensgebenden Swift River – der größte Zufluss des Quabbin Reservoir – miteinander verbunden sind. Das abwechslungsreiche Gelände begünstigt eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen und Tieren. Insbesondere leben dort Hirsche, Biber, Waschbären, Ursons, Bären, Rotluchse und Kojoten sowie eine Vielzahl von Singvögeln, Eulen und Greifvögeln. Das Flussufer säumen viele Kiefern und Hemlocktannen, die den Fluss zu einem beliebten Ziel für das Forellenangeln machen. Den Besuchern stehen insgesamt 7 mi (11,3 km) Wanderwege zur Verfügung. In der näheren Umgebung befinden sich ebenfalls die Schutzgebiete North Common Meadow und Brooks Woodland Preserve. Siehe auch Liste der Schutzgebiete der Trustees of Reservations Weblinks Swift River Reservation. (PDF) The Trustees of Reservations, September 2010, abgerufen am 11. Juli 2014 (englisch, Umgebungskarte). Swift River Reservation bei TripAdvisor Einzelnachweise
Swift River Reservation

The Swift River Reservation is a 439-acre (178 ha) open space preserve located in Petersham, Massachusetts, United States. The property, named after the East Branch of the Swift River (a tributary of the Ware River), is managed by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations and offers 7 miles (11 km) of trails available for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and cross country skiing. Ledges, river corridor, woodlands, scenic vistas, and wetlands characterize the preserve. The property is divided into three contiguous parcels, the Slab City Tract, Davis Tract, and Nichewaug Tract. Trailheads are located off Massachusetts Route 32/122, Glen Valley Road, and Nichewaug Road in Petersham. A network of trails runs between the Davis and Nichewaug tracts; the Slab City tract is not connected to the other two parcels via trail. The East Branch of the Swift River passes through the Slab City and Nichewaug tracts. History and Conservation The reservation was farmland until the late 1880s. Small scale mill industries also stripped the area of trees. When farming migrated to the Midwest and the industries closed, the land became wooded again. The property contains cellar hole remains of farmsteads. Scenic vistas are located on the Slab City and Nichewaug tracts. The tracts were acquired in 1983 and 1985 by the Trustees of Reservations. The Swift River Reservation is part of a larger area of protected open space including the Trustees of Reservations' Brooks Woodland Preserve, Harvard University's Harvard Forest, and state owned land. References External links Swift River Reservation The Trustees of Reservations Trail map Harvard Forest