Bigelow School (Boston, Massachusetts)

Bigelow School
Location 350 W. 4th St., Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′15″N 71°03′01″W / 42.3374°N 71.0503°W / 42.3374; -71.0503Coordinates: 42°20′15″N 71°03′01″W / 42.3374°N 71.0503°W / 42.3374; -71.0503
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1901
Architect Charles J. Bateman
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 85000316[1]
Added to NRHP February 21, 1985

The Bigelow School is an historic school at 350 West 4th Street in South Boston, Massachusetts. The three-story Classical Revival brick building was designed by Charles J. Bateman and built in 1901. Features include corner quoining, cast concrete window lintels and sills. It was named for John P. Bigelow, mayor of Boston when the first school was built on the site in 1850. It was closed by 1976.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985,[1] at which time it was vacant.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "MACRIS inventory record for Bigelow School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-09.


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