Old East Boston High School

Old East Boston High School (also known as Joseph H. Barnes School) is an historic school building at 127 Marion Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. It now acts as Section 8 housing for elderly or disabled people.

Not to be confused with East Boston High School.
Old East Boston High School
View of the Old East Boston High School façade.
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°22′36″N 71°02′12″W
Built1901
ArchitectJohn Lymon Faxon; Charles Reggio Greco
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.06000127 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 2006

This building is currently under consideration for Boston Landmark status by the Boston Landmarks Commission.

The Renaissance style school was built in 1901 to a design by John Lymon Faxon and expanded in 1933 to a design by Charles Reggio Greco. It is a three-story structure, faced in yellow brick and limestone, with a flat roof and a raised basement. It is roughly in the shape of an H, with a central section that has side wings projecting to both the front and rear. A circular auditorium section stands behind the central section.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

See also
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Old East Boston High School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-02.


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