Salem School (Naugatuck, Connecticut)

The Salem School is a historic school building at 124 Meadow Street in Naugatuck, Connecticut. It is a 2-1/2 story brick Renaissance Revival structure, designed by McKim, Mead & White and built in 1893. It is one of a group of buildings on the Naugatuck Green designed by the firm, and one of only two school buildings in Connecticut designed by the firm (the other is also in Naugatuck). The school (and many of the other buildings) were commissioned by a local industrialist, John Howard Whittemore.[2]

Salem School
Salem School in 1905
Location124 Meadow Street, Naugatuck, Connecticut
Coordinates41°29′26″N 73°3′27″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1853
ArchitectMcKim, Mead & White; H. Wales Lines Company
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.83003582[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 1983

The schoolhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 3, 1983.[1]

  • Masonry Above Front Entrance
  • Masonry Details

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Salem School". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-24.


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