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The Howe School is a historic
school A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compuls ...
building at 390 Boston Road in
Billerica, Massachusetts Billerica (, ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 42,119 according to the 2020 census. It takes its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England. History In the early 1630s, a Praying Indian ...
. This three story brick building was built in 1852 with funding from a bequest by Zadok Howe, and served the town as a secondary educational institution for 100 years. Designed by Daniel G. Bean of Lowell, the building including an innovative ventilation system for bringing warm and fresh air into the classrooms. At first a private academy, it was designated the town's high school in 1896, and later served as a grade school and as school administration offices. The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2002. The Billerica Historical Society planned to operate it as a museum in the late 2000s, but the building remained vacant in 2017, when repairs were made to its roof. Following a two-year renovation that cost nearly $9 million, the Howe School building reopened on November 19, 2022, housing Billerica Access Television (the town's
public-access television Public-access television is traditionally a form of non-commercial mass media where the general public can create content television programming which is narrowcast through cable television specialty channels. Public-access television was creat ...
station) as well as space for community events and meetings.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts This is a listing of places in Middlesex County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. With more than 1,300 listings, the county has more listings than any other county in the United Stat ...


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Howe School Museum - Billerica Historical Society
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Billerica, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Museums in Middlesex County, Massachusetts School buildings completed in 1852 1852 establishments in Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-museum-stub