Paradise School
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| Location | Middletown, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°30′06″N 71°16′06″W / 41.50162°N 71.26847°WCoordinates: 41°30′06″N 71°16′06″W / 41.50162°N 71.26847°W |
| Built | 1875 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | No Style Listed |
| Governing body | Local |
| NRHP Reference # | 78000069 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 5, 1978 |
The Paradise School is an historic school building at Paradise Avenue and Prospect in Middletown, Rhode Island. Built in 1875, it is a modest wood-frame structure, housing a single classroom, with separate entrances and vestibules for boys and girls. The roof line has decorative sawn brackets, and there is a small oculus window in the front-facing gable. The two doorways, like the windows on the sides, are sheltered by small shed roofs clad in wooden shingles.[2]
Classes were held in the building until 1955 when it became an administration office. The Middletown Historical Society acquired the building in 1976 and was later restored and holds a small museum.[3]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Paradise School". Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- ↑ Middletown Historical Society - Paradise School
External links
- Historical Places: Paradise School - Middletown Historical Society
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