Lowell School (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

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Location Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°22′31.5″N71°8′0.5″W / 42.375417°N 71.133472°W / 42.375417; -71.133472 Coordinates: 42°22′31.5″N71°8′0.5″W / 42.375417°N 71.133472°W / 42.375417; -71.133472
Built1883
Architect James Fogerty
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Cambridge MRA
NRHP reference No. 82001958 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1982

The Lowell School is an historic school building at 25 Lowell Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1883, it is the only surviving wood-frame school building in the city. It is a two-story structure, with a hip roof, clapboard siding, and a brick foundation. The building has minimal decoration, with Italianate brackets in the eaves, and paired narrow windows in the Italianate style. It was designed by local architect James Fogerty assisted by his son, George Fogerty, who both designed many public, commercial, and residential buildings in the city. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Lowell School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-20.