The following is from the Images of America Burlington book written by Robert J. Costa. This is a really fun book with lots of old photos.
"According to John Goff's Historic Preservation Survey of Burlington, the West School is historically significant as a rare, Federal-period one-room schoolhouse. Originally built in the area of Simonds Park in 1794, it was called the Center School. Sometime between 1830 and 1840, the building was moved to the Havenville section of Burlington, which was then a separate village with a leather shop, post office and small residences. The birth of the Burlington Historical Society occurred over the struggle to preserve this building in 1964. Then used as a garage, the building was one of four constructed in various parts of Burlington (Woburn's Second Parish) in 1794. Targeted for demolition in the 1960s, the school was saved by a group of historically minded citizens. Today it is a town museum operated by the Burlington Historical Commission."
Havenville, Burlington 1875
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
a little bit of Havenville info...
This is an excerpt from the very interesting book BURLINGTON Part of a Greater Chronicle written by John E. Fogelberg. This fabulous book was published in 1976 and additional material was added in 1998. Check it out of the library some time!
"Havenville, formerly known as Pasho's Corner, is that area bordering the junction of Bedford Street and Francis Wyman Road. There were three families of Havens living here in 1900. Charles N. Haven owned four small houses in the area and farmed 10 acres, used 10 more for pasture land, and owned 5 acres more of meadow. He also owned more than 50 other acres in various sections of town, some of it on the Turnpike and at least 8 acres near the South Schoolhouse. The Charles Haven house, standing on land now owned by McCarty, was torn down in the 1930's. According to Mrs. Dunham, the doors of the old house were taken to Billerica where they were used in the Manning Manse, and some of the timbers were taken to Sudbury where they were used in Henry Ford's Wayside Inn. For a number of years this was the home of Ruth Wilson who is commemorated by a marble tablet on the wall of the colonial church in the Center, because she "at the close of her long life, gave to this church from the earnings of her youth, a fund for support of the Gospel"
Jonas C. Haven owned a house and a barn, worked 15 acres and owned 22 acres more of wood and unimproved land. He also owned the store which stood facing the old West Schoolhouse. His brother Charles ran the store in the 1870's and the second floor was rented out for living quarters.
Otis C. Haven was considered by his hard-working neighbors to be pretty much of a ne'er-do-well. He farmed only two acres, probably just enough to keep him in vegetables. He lived in the house built by Mr. Curtis White about 1860. This house is owned by the Louis Skeltons today. Otis also owned the very old Skelton house on Bedford Street now occupied by the Kozachuk family, and a much larger house listed as Whitcomb Pl. where ever that may have been."
"Havenville, formerly known as Pasho's Corner, is that area bordering the junction of Bedford Street and Francis Wyman Road. There were three families of Havens living here in 1900. Charles N. Haven owned four small houses in the area and farmed 10 acres, used 10 more for pasture land, and owned 5 acres more of meadow. He also owned more than 50 other acres in various sections of town, some of it on the Turnpike and at least 8 acres near the South Schoolhouse. The Charles Haven house, standing on land now owned by McCarty, was torn down in the 1930's. According to Mrs. Dunham, the doors of the old house were taken to Billerica where they were used in the Manning Manse, and some of the timbers were taken to Sudbury where they were used in Henry Ford's Wayside Inn. For a number of years this was the home of Ruth Wilson who is commemorated by a marble tablet on the wall of the colonial church in the Center, because she "at the close of her long life, gave to this church from the earnings of her youth, a fund for support of the Gospel"
Jonas C. Haven owned a house and a barn, worked 15 acres and owned 22 acres more of wood and unimproved land. He also owned the store which stood facing the old West Schoolhouse. His brother Charles ran the store in the 1870's and the second floor was rented out for living quarters.
Otis C. Haven was considered by his hard-working neighbors to be pretty much of a ne'er-do-well. He farmed only two acres, probably just enough to keep him in vegetables. He lived in the house built by Mr. Curtis White about 1860. This house is owned by the Louis Skeltons today. Otis also owned the very old Skelton house on Bedford Street now occupied by the Kozachuk family, and a much larger house listed as Whitcomb Pl. where ever that may have been."
Friday, August 20, 2010
Havenville Hollow
Hi! Before we dive into the history of Havenville, I would like to mention one of the biggest reasons for this blog. I am trying to have the old Wildwood School fields (now empty) named Havenville Hollow. I think it has a nice sound and would be a great way to recognize the historical significance of the area. I have been inquiring as to what town board or committee would be responsible for such a decision and believe that it falls under the recreation department. If anyone has a contact it would be really helpful. I hope to get blogging on the historical stuff over the weekend so stay tuned...
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