Claflin School

United States historic place

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Claflin School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

Claflin Grammar School
42°20′56″N 71°12′24″W / 42.34889°N 71.20667°W / 42.34889; -71.20667
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	1891
Architect	J. Merrill Brown
Architectural style	Gothic, Richardsonian Romanesque
Part of	Newtonville Historic District (ID90000014)
NRHP reference No.	84002543^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 16, 1984
Designated CP	September 4, 1986

The Claflin School is a historic former school building at 110–112 Washington Park, Newtonville, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick building, with a tall hip roof, projecting side-gabled wings, and a tall central gable section. The main facade is symmetrically arranged, with brick quoining around windows and corners, and entrances set in round-arch openings. Named for William Claflin, it was built in 1891, and is a well-preserved example of Richardsonian Romanesque design. Its architect was Merrill J. Brown.^[2]

The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 1984,^[1] and included in the Newtonville Historic District in 1986.^[2]

A new elementary school was named for William Claflin in 1953 but closed in the 1980s. The Lowell Avenue building became artist studios and a small park.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "MACRIS inventory record for Claflin School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
^ William Claflin "Historic Newton"

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts

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