Saint Joseph School (Wakefield, Massachusetts)

Saint Joseph School is a private, Catholic school located on Gould Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It serves students from preschool to 8th grade.[2]

Saint Joseph School
Address
15 Gould Street

,
01880

Information
TypePrivate
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
OpenedSeptember 9, 1925
GradesPreschool - 8
MascotHawks
AccreditationNew England Association of Schools and Colleges (2000)
Websitehttp://www.stjosephschoolwakefield.org/
Saint Joseph School
LocationGould St., Wakefield, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°30′2″N 71°4′45″W
Built1924
ArchitectMaginnis & Walsh
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Neo-Gothic
MPSWakefield MRA
NRHP reference No.89000749[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 06, 1989

The two-story Neo-Gothic Revival brick school building was designed by Maginnis & Walsh and was built in 1924.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as a locally rare example of Gothic Revival architecture.[1] The parish for which it was built was established in 1850; the school began with a single grade and was gradually expanded to eight, taught by the Sisters of Saint Joseph.[3]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "About Us". St. Joseph School. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  3. "NRHP nomination for St. Joseph's School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-10.


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