Walker School
Walker School | |
41°52′56″N 71°3′11″W / 41.88222°N 71.05306°W / 41.88222; -71.05306 | |
Built | 1895 |
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Architect | Crane, E.A.; Williams, F.D. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
MPS | Taunton MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 84002257 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 5, 1984 |
The Walker School is a historic elementary school building on Berkley Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is a two-story brick Georgian Revival building, with a hip roof. Its main facade is 11 bays wide, organized in a 4-3-4 pattern. The main entrance is in the center bay, set in a round-arch opening, with the flanking bays having small oval windows; the remaining fenestration is sash windows.[2]
The school was designed by E. A. Crane, a local architect, and was built in 1895 in land donated by William Ellery Walker, a local businessman.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2]
A plan to demolish the school was circulated in 2005, but the plan was postponed for approval.
Walker School was closed by the city in June 2010.[3] At the time, it held classes for grades K through 4.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c "NRHP nomination and MACRIS inventory record for Walker School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ^ Taunton school closure plans.
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