Murdock School

Murdock School

Murdock School
Location Murdock Ave., Winchendon, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°41′07″N 72°03′13″W / 42.6853°N 72.0537°W / 42.6853; -72.0537Coordinates: 42°41′07″N 72°03′13″W / 42.6853°N 72.0537°W / 42.6853; -72.0537
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1887
Architect Francis, Henry M.; Morse, Henry G.
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 87002562[1]
Added to NRHP January 28, 1988

The Murdock School, also known as Old Murdock High School, is an historic school building on Murdock Avenue in Winchendon, Massachusetts. The 2.5 story Romanesque brick building was built in 1887 with funds donated by Captain Ephraim Murdock, Jr., whose father had previously donated the Winchendon Academy building to the town. The building is the most elaborate school building in the town. Roughly square in layout with a projecting front gable section, its most prominent feature is the tall clock tower and the Romanesque round arch entryway. The arch is topped on the front facade on the second level by a group of four rectangular windows, and on the third by four round-arch windows. The building served the town as a school building until 1962.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Old Murdock High School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-28.


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