School Street School (Taunton, Massachusetts)

School Street School
Location Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°54′12″N 71°6′3″W / 41.90333°N 71.10083°WCoordinates: 41°54′12″N 71°6′3″W / 41.90333°N 71.10083°W
Built 1896
Architect Smith,Gustavus L.; Williams,F.D.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
Governing body Local
MPS Taunton MRA
NRHP Reference #

84002214

[1]
Added to NRHP July 5, 1984

The School Street School is an historic school building at School and Fruit Streets in Taunton, Massachusetts. The school was designed by Gustavus L. Smith and built in 1896-97. The school's design is similar to that of two other Smith-designed schools in Taunton, Leonard School and Washington School; these schools are all two-story brick buildings with hip roofs.[2] The School Street School was designed in the Georgian Revival style, which can be seen in its windows and corner quoins. The school served Taunton's large Portuguese immigrant population and was the only school in the city to offer instruction in the immigrants' native Portuguese.[3]

The School Street School was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1984.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ Fitch, Virginia A. (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Taunton Multiple Resource Area". National Park Service. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Form B - Building: School Street School". Massachusetts Historical Commission. Retrieved April 11, 2013.