Pine Street School

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Pine Street School
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Location Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°42′9″N71°8′39″W / 41.70250°N 71.14417°W / 41.70250; -71.14417 Coordinates: 41°42′9″N71°8′39″W / 41.70250°N 71.14417°W / 41.70250; -71.14417
Built 1876
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Fall River MRA
NRHP reference #

83000705

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Added to NRHP February 16, 1983

The Pine Street School is a historic former school building located at 880 Pine Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. The wood-framed school was built in 1876 in the Italianate style. It was built in a particularly restrained style after complaints were made about the cost associated with the elaborate decorations of the Border City School (now demolished). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. At that time, it was the oldest school building in the city still in use. [2] It was converted into apartments in the late 1980s.

Fall River, Massachusetts City in Massachusetts, United States

Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The City of Fall River is located approximately 53 miles (85 km) south of Boston, 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, 20 miles (32 km) south of Taunton, 12 miles (19 km) west of New Bedford, 20 miles (32 km) north of Newport, Rhode Island, and 200 miles (320 km) northeast of New York City. The City of Fall River's population was 87,103 at the 2010 census, making it the tenth-largest city in the state.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

See also

List of Registered Historic Places in Fall River, Massachusetts, which has been transferred from and is an integral part of National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts

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