Washington School (Weymouth, Massachusetts)

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Washington School
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Location Weymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°12′53″N70°55′19″W / 42.21472°N 70.92194°W / 42.21472; -70.92194 Coordinates: 42°12′53″N70°55′19″W / 42.21472°N 70.92194°W / 42.21472; -70.92194
Built1887
Architect Shepard S. Woodcock
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 86001218 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1986

The Washington School is a historic school building at 8 School Street in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The 2+12-story wood-frame building was designed by Shepard S. Woodcock and built in 1887. The six-room building has characteristic Queen Anne styling, including asymmetrical massing, varied gable treatments, use of decorative fish-scale shingles, and an elaborately decorated entry porch. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1] It has since been converted into offices.

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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 Washington School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-03.