Coughlin School

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Location Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°41′4″N71°7′42″W / 41.68444°N 71.12833°W / 41.68444; -71.12833 Coordinates: 41°41′4″N71°7′42″W / 41.68444°N 71.12833°W / 41.68444; -71.12833
Built1893
Architect Frank Irving Cooper
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPS Fall River MRA
NRHP reference No. 83000658 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1983

Coughlin School is a historic school building located at 1975 Pleasant Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. It was built in 1893, and was one of nine new grammar schools built in the city during the 1890s. It was designed by Frank Irving Cooper, who also designed the similar Osborn Street School, along with many other schools throughout New England.

The eight room elementary school was named for Dr. John W. Coughlin, who served as mayor of Fall River during the early 1890s. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [2]

The Coughlin School was one of about a dozen elementary schools closed in June 2008 by the city, with the opening of several new, larger buildings. [3]

It suffered a fire on August 22, 2015.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. MHC Inventory Form
  3. "Fall River School Department". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2013-12-07.