Byram School

Byram School
Location Between Sherman Avenue and Western Junior Highway, Greenwich, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°0′46″N 73°39′13″W / 41.01278°N 73.65361°W / 41.01278; -73.65361Coordinates: 41°0′46″N 73°39′13″W / 41.01278°N 73.65361°W / 41.01278; -73.65361
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1925
Architect Coffin,Errol
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 90001110[1]
Added to NRHP August 2, 1990

The Byram School is a historic former school building, located between Sherman Avenue and Western Junior Highway in Greenwich, Connecticut. It is a large brick building with load-bearing walls and a steel frame. The school was designed by Errol Coffin, a local architect, and built in 1925. It is a well-preserved example of institutional Colonial Revival architecture. It served as an elementary school until 1978, and was converted to senior housing in 1987-89.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 2, 1990.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Jan Cunningham (June 30, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Byram School" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying eight photos, exterior and interior, from 1989 (see captions page 6 of text document)


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