Sacred Heart School (Fall River, Massachusetts)

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Sacred Heart School
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Location90 Linden Street,
Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°42′11″N71°8′57″W / 41.70306°N 71.14917°W / 41.70306; -71.14917
Built1931
Architect Maginnis and Walsh
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Moderne
MPS Fall River MRA
NRHP reference No. 87000371 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1987

The Sacred Heart School is a historic former school building in Fall River, Massachusetts. It is a large two-story brick Georgian Revival building, with stone beltcourses above and below the main floors. The Pine Street facade has a slightly bowed entrance pavilion with three entrances, each set in a round arch. The building was designed by the Boston firm of Maginnis and Walsh, known for its ecclesiastical designs. [2]

The school building was constructed in 1931-32 as the second home for the Catholic school which was founded in 1887. The school was closed in 1982 and the school building was sold to a private developer for housing. The building added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Sacred Heart School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
  3. "History". Archived from the original on 2010-09-16. Retrieved 2011-02-19.