Walker School Explained

Walker School
Location:Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates:41.8822°N -71.0531°W
Built:1895
Architect:Crane, E.A.; Williams, F.D.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:July 5, 1984
Mpsub:Taunton MRA
Refnum:84002257

The Walker School is a historic elementary school building on Berkley Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is a two-story brick Georgian Revival building, with a hip roof. Its main facade is 11 bays wide, organized in a 4-3-4 pattern. The main entrance is in the center bay, set in a round-arch opening, with the flanking bays having small oval windows; the remaining fenestration is sash windows.[1]

The school was designed by E. A. Crane, a local architect, and was built in 1895 in land donated by William Ellery Walker, a local businessman.[1] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

A plan to demolish the school was circulated in 2005, but the plan was postponed for approval.

Walker School was closed by the city in June 2010.[2] At the time, it held classes for grades K through 4.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination and MACRIS inventory record for Walker School. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2015-06-20.
  2. http://www.wickedlocal.com/taunton/news/x289814511/Tauntons-school-closure-plans-official Taunton school closure plans.