Category Archives: Beech Ridge School

Scarborough Beech Ridge School House Restoration

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)

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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NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT

We are back to holding our monthly Board of Directors meetings in person. I am also pleased to report that the museum is now open during our regular hours, 9:00 a.m. to noon, on Tuesdays and the 2nd Saturday of … Continue reading

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Beech Ridge School Update (1 May 2021)

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)

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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