John Adams School

John Adams School
Location 16 Church Street,
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°13′45″N 70°56′40″W / 42.22908°N 70.94435°W / 42.22908; -70.94435Coordinates: 42°13′45″N 70°56′40″W / 42.22908°N 70.94435°W / 42.22908; -70.94435
Built 1855
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate
Part of Weymouth Meeting House Historic District (#10001007)
NRHP Reference # 85003068[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 5, 1985
Designated CP December 13, 2010

The John Adams School is a historic school building in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The Greek Revival/Italianate school building was built in 1855, on the site of Weymouth's first school building (1681). It is Weymouth's oldest surviving school building. It is 2-1/2 stories tall, with a front-facing gable roof that has a bracketed gable. The main facade is three bays wide, with windows that have bracketed surrounds, and a pair of entrances with bracketed cornices above.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] It presently houses a daycare center.

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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. "MACRIS inventory record for John Adams School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-03.


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