Walker School
Walker School is located in Massachusetts
Walker School
Walker School is located in the United States
Walker School
LocationTaunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°52′56″N 71°3′11″W / 41.88222°N 71.05306°W / 41.88222; -71.05306
Built1895
ArchitectCrane, E.A.; Williams, F.D.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSTaunton MRA
NRHP reference No.84002257 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1984

The Walker School is a historic elementary school building on Berkley Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is a two-story brick Georgian Revival building, with a hip roof. Its main facade is 11 bays wide, organized in a 4-3-4 pattern. The main entrance is in the center bay, set in a round-arch opening, with the flanking bays having small oval windows; the remaining fenestration is sash windows.[2]

The school was designed by E. A. Crane, a local architect, and was built in 1895 in land donated by William Ellery Walker, a local businessman.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2]

A plan to demolish the school was circulated in 2005, but the plan was postponed for approval.

Walker School was closed by the city in June 2010.[3] At the time, it held classes for grades K through 4.

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 "NRHP nomination and MACRIS inventory record for Walker School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  3. ↑ Taunton school closure plans.


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