It is now 2019 and the Town of Lincoln is proposing to demolish Ballard Hill School / Community Center. The Ballard Hill School / Community Center has always been a landmark in Lincoln Maine with memories by many residents and previous students.
In the summer of 1918, the citizens of Lincoln banded together and started the construction of a new grade school for their children. The site selected was a small hill not far from the Penobscot River, called Ballard Hill. The townspeople did most of the work themselves.
The foundation was dug by hand when they had extra time. Milford Mott did the masonry work and Cal Staples was the carpenter. The roof was flat and in 1988, seventy years after it was built, it had never leaked and the town had never had to repair it. When the school was finally finished in the fall of 1920, Mrs. Ella P. Burr led her students from the Primary School up to the newly finished school for opening day.
Ballard Hill is no longer used as a school but is now Ballard Hill Community Center. Many activities for the school children were offered and the Community Meals for Me was also located there. Several programs were offered over the years that benefited the residents until the town decided to close the doors.
It is time to save this historic building which stands strong today, overlooking the town with many memories. Please sign this petition to save Ballard Hill School / Community Center from being demolished by the town.
