Oak Square School

Oak Square School is a historic school building at 35 Nonantum Street in Brighton, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Oak Square School
Location35 Nonantum St., Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′00″N 71°10′08″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1894
ArchitectEdmund March Wheelwright
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.80000465[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 10, 1980

The school was designed by Edmund March Wheelwright, who designed a wide variety of Boston landmark buildings. It was built in 1894 on the site of Breck Gardens and had a major addition in 1923. When it closed in 1981, it was the last wood schoolhouse in Boston. It was converted to housing in 1984.[2]

It was designated a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1979 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Plaque on site photographed November 11, 2009.
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