Saint Joseph School (Wakefield, Massachusetts)

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Saint Joseph School
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Saint Joseph School (Wakefield, Massachusetts)
15 Gould Street

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Type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
OpenedSeptember 9, 1925
Grades Preschool - 8
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Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges (2000)
Website http://www.stjosephschoolwakefield.org/
Saint Joseph School
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LocationGould St., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°30′2″N71°4′45″W / 42.50056°N 71.07917°W / 42.50056; -71.07917 Coordinates: 42°30′2″N71°4′45″W / 42.50056°N 71.07917°W / 42.50056; -71.07917
Built1924
ArchitectMaginnis & Walsh
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Neo-Gothic
MPS Wakefield MRA
NRHP reference No. 89000749 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 06, 1989

Saint Joseph School is a private, Catholic school located on Gould Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It serves students from preschool to 8th grade. [2]

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The two-story Neo-Gothic Revival brick school building was designed by Maginnis & Walsh and was built in 1924. [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as a locally rare example of Gothic Revival architecture. [1] The parish for which it was built was established in 1850; the school began with a single grade and was gradually expanded to eight, taught by the Sisters of Saint Joseph. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "About Us". St. Joseph School. Retrieved 2014-02-10.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for St. Joseph's School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-10.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)