Sacred Heart School (Fall River, Massachusetts)

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]

Sacred Heart School
Location90 Linden Street,
Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°42′11″N 71°8′57″W
Built1931
ArchitectMaginnis and Walsh
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Moderne
MPSFall River MRA
NRHP reference No.87000371[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1987

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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