South Junior High School | |
Location: | 444 Granite St., Quincy, Massachusetts |
Coordinates: | 42.24°N -71.0164°W |
Built: | 1927 |
Architect: | Shephard & Stearns |
Architecture: | Classical Revival |
Added: | September 20, 1989 |
Refnum: | 89001343 |
The South~West Middle School, formerly the South Junior High School and Reay E. Sterling Middle School, is a state of the art school building at 444 Granite Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is part of the Quincy Public Schools. The original school was in a Classical Revival style building was designed by Shephard & Stearns, and built in 1927. Of three junior high schools built by the city in the 1920s, it is the best preserved. It is a large U-shaped two-story brick building, with a flat roof and a raised basement. Its main facade is symmetrical, with slightly projecting end pavilions and a central entry pavilion.[1]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.