The PhilanthropistGeneral 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.
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The ArchitectRichard Morris Hunt, the preeminent American architect of the 19th Century designed this masterpiece 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.
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The Jewel of BeaconHowland Cultural Center's Gallery in the Great Room 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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