Summit Facilities

Summit Montessori School is located 22 miles west of Boston, in a lovely residential area in Framingham, Massachusetts. Our historic building at 283 Pleasant St. is known as the Moses Ellis House and is an outstanding example of the Italianate architectural style of the mid-19th century. In 1866 a distinguished gentleman named Moses Ellis purchased the site on Pleasant Street and hired architect Alexander Rice Esty to build the current Italianate home. The house took five years to build. In 1911 Moses Ellis, Jr. sold the house for $1.00 to the Headmaster of a boarding school for boys (called the Danforth School), with the one stipulation that the building be modernized with plumbing and electricity.

Moses Ellis House went through a series of owners between 1919 and 1996, at which time Summit Montessori opened its doors to the first generation of students. With such a fascinating history, the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was featured in the Framingham Historical Society's 2006 House Tour.

Our building offers students a unique learning environment: an intimate physical space, yet with soaring ceilings; distinct classrooms, quietly connected; elegant surroundings, adapted for children. A fenced-in space next to the school building contains a playground with swings, as well as a wooded area for other recreational activities.

Summit recently acquired an adjacent property at 2A Mill St., and plans are under way to construct a multipurpose building and another building for additional classrooms. This will include a community space for performing arts and athletics.  The proposed model is currently on display in Summit's main office.