Center School, Burlington

Name: Center School
Address: Burlington, United States

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The Center School is a historic school building at 13 Bedford Street in Burlington, Massachusetts. The one-room wood-frame schoolhouse was built in 1855, and occupies a prominent place in the center of Burlington. The building is basically Greek Revival in style, with some Italianate features. It modified in 1898 when it was adapted for use as a library. At that time, the typical paired entrances were replaced by a single entrance with a Colonial Revival treatment. The building served as a library until 1968, and was pressed into service in 1970 to temporarily house the police department. Its tenancy was short-lived, with the premises abandoned after the building was damaged by a Molotov cocktail. The building has since then served as the town's history museum. ()

Built: 1855 (169 years ago)Coordinates: 42°30'17"N, 71°11'46"W

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Center School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burlington Mall, Horn Pond, Aleppo Shriners Auditorium, Shops at Billerica.

1.8 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Burlington Mall, Burlington
46 min walk • Burlington Mall is a shopping mall located in Burlington, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1968. As of 2022, the mall currently features Primark, Nordstrom, and Macy's, the mall currently includes retailers Fabletics, Madewell, Tory Burch, Burberry, and Kate Spade New York.
3.2 miSE
Natural attraction, Hiking trail, Outdoor activities
Horn Pond, Woburn
81 min walk • Horn Pond is a 102-acre water body along the Aberjona River in Woburn, Massachusetts in the United States. The pond is fed by several brooks and flows out via Horn Pond Brook to the Aberjona River and the Mystic Lakes, eventually reaching the Mystic River and the Atlantic Ocean.
5.3 miNE
Sport venue, Sport
Aleppo Shriners Auditorium, Wilmington
137 min walk • Shriners Auditorium is a 2,650-seat indoor arena located in Wilmington, Massachusetts. It was built in 1977 as the headquarters for the Aleppo Shriners, who had been based in Boston, Massachusetts since 1882.
4.9 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Shops at Billerica, Billerica
126 min walk • The Shops at Billerica is a strip mall and former enclosed shopping mall located in Billerica, Massachusetts. It was built as part of a series of malls including the Woburn Mall, and the Mystic Mall. Anchor stores include Burlington and Market Basket.
3.8 miSW
History museum, Museum, Historical place
Hancock-Clarke House, Lexington
97 min walk • The Hancock–Clarke House is a historic house in Lexington, Massachusetts, that is a National Historic Landmark. Built in 1738, the house is notable as the only surviving house associated with statesman John Hancock, who lived here for several years as a child.
2.9 miSE
Church, Neo-renaissance architecture
First Congregational Church in Woburn, Woburn
73 min walk • The First Church of Woburn, formerly the First Congregational Church in Woburn, is a historic nondenominational Christian church at 322 Main Street in Woburn, Massachusetts.
2.8 miSE
Cemetery
First Burial Ground, Woburn
71 min walk • The First Burial Ground or Park Street Burial Ground is a historic cemetery on Park Street near Centre Street in Woburn, Massachusetts. Established c. 1646, it is the city's first and oldest cemetery. It occupies a 1.4-acre parcel at the corner of Park and Centre Streets near Woburn Square.
2.8 miSE
Library, Romanesque revival architecture, Romanesque architecture
Woburn Public Library, Woburn
71 min walk • Winn Memorial Library, also known as the Woburn Public Library is a National Historic Landmark in Woburn, Massachusetts. Designed by architect H. H. Richardson, the Romanesque Revival building was a bequest of the Winn family. It houses the Woburn Public Library, an institution that was established in 1856.
2.2 miNE
Memorial
Baldwin, Wilmington
57 min walk • The Baldwin apple is a bright red winter apple, very good in quality, and easily shipped. It was for many years the most popular apple in New England, New York, and for export from the United States of America.
3.4 miSW
Cemetery
Shawsheen Cemetery, Bedford
87 min walk • Shawsheen Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Great Road and Shawsheen Road in Bedford, Massachusetts. The cemetery is Bedford's second, opened in 1849 as its Old Burying Ground was filling up.
2.9 miSE
42°28'46"N • 71°9'2"W
Woburn Bowladrome, Woburn
75 min walk • Bowling alley