Sarah J. Baker School

Sarah J. Baker School
Location 33 Perrin Street,
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°19′20″N 71°4′48″W / 42.32222°N 71.08000°W / 42.32222; -71.08000Coordinates: 42°19′20″N 71°4′48″W / 42.32222°N 71.08000°W / 42.32222; -71.08000
Built 1905
Architect Julius Schweinfurth; John J. Craig
Part of Moreland Street Historic District (#84002890)
NRHP Reference # 83004285[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 7, 1983
Designated CP March 29, 1984

The Sarah J. Baker School is an historic school building in Boston, Massachusetts. The 3-1/2 story Romanesque Revival brick building was designed by architect Julius Schweinfurth and was built in 1905.[2] It was named for the first female school principal in the Boston Public Schools, and was one of five schools designed for the city by Schweinfurth, who had previously worked as a draftsman at Peabody and Stearns.[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983,[1] and was included in the Moreland Street Historic District in 1984.[3] It has been converted to elderly housing.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Moreland Street Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  3. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Sarah J. Baker School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-09.


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