In May 2015, I wrote a blog about the Ayer house, also known as Franco American School aka Franco American Orphanage. I toured this historic house, built in 1876, during the Lowell Open Doors weekend, and took a lot of photos.
If you click on the above link, you'll see my pictures of how it looked like inside for many years.
Little did I know that the following year, the house would be on the market to to sell. A huge surprise to everybody in Lowell. After it was sold, work was done inside for many months. This past May, this historic house was once again open to the public, and I took pictures of all three floors. Apparently, the space will be used for offices for lawyers, doctors, and other professionals. Furniture, wall hanging and curtains were in place, but what I liked the most were the sparkling new chandeliers, and clean and shiny woodwork (trim and floors). The tin ceiling, fancy molding and stained glass were cleaned and are still in place. If you look at my past post, you will notice a big difference.
If you've been inside this house, you might notice some of the rooms, hallways, and stained glass since those things weren't changed, just cleaned. I wanted to share photos, and since I loved the new chandeliers, they were photographed the most. I thought the furniture might have been for display, and wouldn't be permanent, so there's no use photographing them.
Looking towards the front door.
Going up to the 2nd floor.
Portion of the stained glass.
The above and below are especially elegant.
Front right side porch. The chandelier seems a tad fancy for this room.
Going up to the 3rd floor.
View from the 3rd floor, looking down on 357 Pawtucket Street.
I recently found a large flyer from TMI Property Management and Development showcasing the new apartments that are being built in the back of the house, where the school was. I'd like to share their photos.
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