Bowditch School
The Bowditch School is an historic school building at 80—82 Green Street in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The three story brick and granite Classical Revival building was designed by Harrison Henry Atwood, a prominent local architect, and was built in 1892. Its main facade has a projecting three-part pavilion, with square entry openings at the base, and round-arch windows at the top level, with a modillioned cornice. It is named for Nathaniel Bowditch, a noted early 19th-century astronomer and mathematician.[2]
Bowditch School | |
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| Location | 80-82 Green St., Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°18′42.2″N 71°6′34.2″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1892 |
| Architect | Harrison H. Atwood |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001145[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 3, 1990 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
Gallery
in 1920s-30s
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Boston, Massachusetts
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "MACRIS inventory record for Bowditch School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
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