The Concord Scout House is a well-maintained historical building in the
center of Concord, Massachusetts. It is an eighteenth century barn that
was renovated in the 1930's as a dance hall with a small stage.
The wooden dance floor is 40 feet by 70 feet.
The hall has a maximum capacity of 300 and seats 200 comfortably.
The ceiling reaches a height of approximately 30 feet at its peak.
Ceiling fans and seven enormous windows provide ventilation.
There is no air conditioning.
Radiators are enclosed behind grates.
A fire sprinkler system is installed.
Six foot wainscott with coat pegs lines the walls.
Above the wainscott, the walls and ceiling are white, with natural beams as
visible accents.
In this view the fireplace is on the right wall. Emergency exits are on both
side walls near the stage. The wheelchair ramp leads to the side door on the
left. Doors on the back wall on either side of the stage lead to storage rooms
where tables, chairs, a lecturn, and flags are kept. Two sets of steps lead
directly up onto the stage.
In this view, the fireplace is on the left wall. The center door on the far
wall leads to the entrance hall. The double swinging doors on the left leads to
the kitchen. The small door on the far right leads downstairs to the men's
bathroom and meeting rooms. The window above the kitchen door opens in the
upstairs office.
Apron stairs rise four feet to a stage measuring 20 feet wide by 15 feet deep.
The stage has curtains, multiple flies and wing rooms at both sides entering rear.
Extra chairs, tables, a lecturn, and flags are stored in these rooms.
