Cranch School

Cranch School
Location 270 Whitwell St., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°14′57″N 71°0′32″W / 42.24917°N 71.00889°WCoordinates: 42°14′57″N 71°0′32″W / 42.24917°N 71.00889°W
Area 1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built 1900
Architect Wright,Albert H.
Architectural style Renaissance
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 84002872[1]
Added to NRHP July 05, 1984

The Cranch School is a historic school building at 250 Whitwell Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. The two-story brick Renaissance Revival building was designed by Arthur Wright and built in 1900. It was named for Richard Cranch (1726-1811) a prominent local politician who once owned the land on which the school is located.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1] It was converted to a condominium building in the 1980s.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Cranch School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-29.