Next steps: Williamsburg school will be razed, public safety building committee formed A view from the east of the 1914 Helen E. James School at 16 Main St. in Williamsburg. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING Published: 4/20/2021 8:51:20 PM WILLIAMSBURG — The Helen E. James School building, which has stood for more than 100 years, is set to be demolished this year. The school will come down as part of a $5.1 million project to build a public safety complex on the property. Borrowing for the complex passed a Proposition 2½ debt exclusion vote Monday by a vote of 358 to 187, following the project’s approval at an April 3 Special Town Meeting by a vote of 259 to 48.