On Monday, August 26, the Harvard Historical Society celebrated the successful completion of a major restoration project with the installation of a newly reconstructed balustrade atop the belfry of the 1832 Baptist Church in Still River.
A September 2008 fire was confined to the attic of Sturdy Hall, causing some structural damage but mostly water damage.
The Harvard Historical Commission’s ‘Local Register of Historic Places‘ includes a detailed architectural description and the history of the property and of its owners.
The Harvard Historical Society’s connections to the former Still River Baptist Church.
A history of five churches on one site, given in 1967 by Miss Elvira Scorgie
In 1966, the Harvard Historical Society purchased the former Still River Baptist Church. Until then, the Historical Society had been using the Hapgood Room and attic of the public library.
