Reay E. Sterling Middle School

South Junior High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	444 Granite St., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°14′24″N71°0′59″W / 42.24000°N 71.01639°W / 42.24000; -71.01639
Area	4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built	1927
Architect	Shepard & Stearns
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Quincy MRA
NRHP reference No.	89001343 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 20, 1989

The South~West Middle School, formerly the South Junior High School and Reay E. Sterling Middle School, is a state of the art school building at 444 Granite Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is part of the Quincy Public Schools.

The original school was in a Classical Revival style building designed by Shepard & Stearns and built in 1927. Prior to its demolition it was the best preserved of three junior high schools built by the city in the 1920s. It was a large U-shaped two-story brick building, with a flat roof and a raised basement. Its main facade was symmetrical, with slightly projecting end pavilions and a central entry pavilion. ^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. ^[1] It was demolished in 2019 a month after the new school, behind the old building, was opened. ^[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Quincy, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "NRHP nomination for South Junior High School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
3. "It's the beginning of the end for Quincy's Sterling Middle School," The Patriot Ledger, July 12, 2019. Accessed June 23, 2025.

External links

• Sterling Middle School web site