Celebrating Howland 150 and ​Richard Morris Hunt's 1872 Architectural "Jewel of Beacon"

The Philanthropist

General Joseph & Eliza Newton Woolsey Howland commissioned their brother-in-law Richard Morris Hunt to design the Howland Circulating Library along with designing the grand music room addition at their Howland Estate just south of the library building.

The Architect

​Richard Morris Hunt designed this architectural masterpiece a century and a half ago as the Howland Circulating Library in 1872. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and re-opened as the Howland Cultural Center in 1979.

The Jewel of Beacon

Howland Cultural Center's Great Room gallery is a well-established resource for visual and live arts providing year-round artistic programming, supporting local artists and community organizations, while preserving the historic “Jewel of Beacon”.

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