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| Levi F. Warren Jr. High School (listed as Warren, Levi, Jr., High School) |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places |
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A typical plaque found on National Register of Historic Places listed properties.
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| Location: |
1600 washington Street, West Newton, Massachusetts |
| Area: |
building 68,362 square feet (land 168,479 square feet |
| Built/Founded: |
1927 |
| Architect: |
Ripley and LeBoutillier |
| Architectural style(s): |
Georgian Revival |
| Added to NRHP: |
March 16, 1990 |
| NRHP Reference#: |
90000032 [1] |
| Governing body: |
Private (Warren House Associates, c/o Newton Community Development |
Levi F. Warren Jr. High School is a former public junior high school building located at 1600 Washington Street, in the village of West Newton, in Newton, Massachusetts, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was named for Levi F. Warren, who graduated in 1854 from what is now Bridgewater State College and taught 21 years in grammar schools in Salem and in Newton, where he was a principal in West Newton.
[edit] National Register listing
- Warren, Levi, Jr., High School (Note: the Jr. goes with high school not Warren. The correct name is Levi F. Warren Jr. High School)
- (added 1990 - Building - #90000032)
- 1600 Washington St., Newton
- Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
- Architect, builder, or engineer: Ripley & LeBoutillier
- Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Other
- Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development
- Period of Significance: 1925-1949
- Owner: Local Gov't
- Historic Function: Education
- Historic Sub-function: School
- Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use (see below for current uses)
[edit] Current use
The Warren Junior High building is now divided into 59 rental apartments and sits on a smaller parcel of 168,479 square feet carved out of the original school property. The remaining school property on the east, south and west totals 459,769 square feet and is now owned by the City of Newton and is used for parks and recreational purposes.[2]
[edit] See also
List of Registered Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 42°20′35.84″N, 71°14′9.13″W
