Author Archives: Karlene Osborne

Scarborough Beech Ridge School House Restoration

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Karlene Osborne

October 2021 Update In the Fall of 2018, the Scarborough Historical Society was given the decades-long vacated one-room schoolhouse building, built in the 1800s and located at 184 Beech Ridge Road. With an estimated budget of $280,000 and through donations … Continue reading →

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Beech Ridge School Update (Sept 2021)

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Karlene Osborne

By Karlene Osborne Restoration of the 1800s schoolhouse at 184 Holmes Road continues. Since the donation of the building to Scarborough Historical Society in the fall of 2018, the Society has been busy stabilizing the structure. Of an estimated budget … Continue reading →

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Beech Ridge School Update (1 May 2021)

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Karlene Osborne

Restoration work is progressing on the one-room schoolhouse at 184 Holmes Road. We are grateful to have raised $90,000 since the fall of 2019 when we were given the building and land. Our budget is approximately $250,000. We now need … Continue reading →

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Beech Ridge School Update (March 2021)

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Karlene Osborne

By Karlene Osborne Work on the reconstruction of the school’s rear addition has continued this winter. Parts of the roof and walls have been gutted and reframed. A new enclosure for the bulkhead has been installed. Our contractor has been … Continue reading →

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Beech Ridge Schoolhouse Restoration Update (January 2021)

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Karlene Osborne

Beech Ridge School Committee The Beech Ridge Schoolhouse Committee, with the approval of the Scarborough Historical Society Board of Directors, has approved the reconstruction of the school rear addition. The work is to be done by Robbie Alden of Alden … Continue reading →

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY AWARDED GRANT

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Karlene Osborne

BY KARLENE OSBORNE Scarborough Historical Society has been awarded a grant of $5,000 by the Directors of the Maine Community Foundation to be used toward the restoration of Beech Ridge School. The Society needs to raise $5,000 in order to … Continue reading →

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Thank You, Hillock Well Drilling!

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Karlene Osborne

Many thanks to the Stanley E. Hillock Co. of Mitchell Hill Road, who graciously donated their expertise and services to the Beech Ridge Schoolhouse project and determined the condition of the well. On June 6, 2019, Joe Gallant and his … Continue reading →

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