Hoosac Street School

Hoosac Street School

Hoosac Street School
Location 20 Hoosac St., Adams, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°37′31″N 73°06′50″W / 42.6253°N 73.1140°W / 42.6253; -73.1140Coordinates: 42°37′31″N 73°06′50″W / 42.6253°N 73.1140°W / 42.6253; -73.1140
Built 1887 (1887)
Built by Walters & Fuller
Architect Charles T. Rathbun
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #

87002547

[1]
Added to NRHP February 10, 1988

The Hoosac Street School is a historic school building at 20 Hoosac Street in Adams, Massachusetts. Built in 1887, it is a good local example of transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival architecture, and a significant reminder of the town's rapid growth in the late 19th century. It was listed on the National Historic Register in 1988.[1]

Description and history

The former Hoosac Street School stands in a mixed residential and commercial area east of Adams' downtown area, at the northeast corner of Hoosac and North Hoosac Streets. It is a two story brick structure with a hip roof topped by a cupola. The main facade is divided into three sections, the center one, which contains the entrance, projecting slightly. The flanking sections have pairs of sash windows on each level; the center section has the entrance, flanked by small windows and sheltered by a small gabled portico, on the first level, and a double window topped by an elliptical window flanked by narrow windows of equal height on the second.[2]

The school was built in 1887, when Adams was experiencing burgeoning growth due the growth of its industrial capacity. In addition to general population growth occasioned by the improved economy, the need for additional schools was prompted by state requirements mandating education for children to the age of sixteen. Along with several other schools of the period that have survived, it was built in a Queen Anne/Stick style. It was designed by Charles Rathbun of Pittsfield, and completed at a cost of $20,000. The land it occupies was previously farmland. It remained in use as a primary school until 1981, when all of the town's elementary schools were consolidated into a single facility.[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 and MACRIS inventory record for Hoosac Street School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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