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SEARLES SCHOOL/CHAPEL: The Searles School and Chapel are part of the legacy of Edward F. Searles, an
interior decorator and antique collector, left to the Town of Windham and the
greater Salem, NH-Methuen, MA area.
Mr. Searles engaged the Boston architect Henry Vaughan to design a castle in
the style of Stanton Harcourt Manor in Oxon County, England. The building,
which is located on Searles Road in Windham, was completed in 1915. The
castle and its associated complex of impressive stone walls, have been hallmarks
of the Town's landscape ever since.
The Searles School and Chapel was built and donated to the Town of Windham by
Mr. Searles in exchange for a piece of property on which originally stood
"school house No. 1". Because the school land was completely
surrounded by Searles-owned property, Mr. Searles proposed the exchange, which
would include a Tudor style school with stained glass windows, cypress paneling,
and a tower holding twelve carillons. The building opened in 1909.
The Searles School and Chapel is located at the junction of Route 111 and
Searles Road and is available to host private functions.
More information can be found by visiting
this page.
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