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FORM B - BUILDING relno 80000595 - MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - - .- In Area no. Form no. 128-B 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number Roll 11 - 4. Map." Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. 1 - 1. Town Worcester Address_ 36 Abbott Street Name_ Abbott Street Schoolhouse Present use school Present owner City of Worcester 3. Description: Date 1894, 1905 Source City Documents Style Romanesque Revival Architect W.R. Forbush (of Boston) Exterior wail fabric brick Outbuildings (describe) none Other features projecting semi-circular - -central bay flanked by arched entries, granite trim Altered Daté UTM 5. Lot size: 19/2672504682600 Moved no Date Assessors' Book 6, p.10 Lot 8 41,273 sq.It.
One acre or less x Over one acre 125' Approximate frontage Approximate distance of building from street 15' 6. Recorded by Organization Date S. Lee ed. B.R. Pfeiffer Worc. Heritage Pres. Soc. Februars 1978 (over) M-7-77 - 7. Original owner (if known) Original use City of worcester grammar school Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development x same Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9.
Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) Built in 1894 from plans by William Forbush of Boston (also of Worcester) the Abbott Street School bears & strong resemblance in plan and detail to the Downing Street School of 1891 also designed by Forbush (Form 140-D). The Abbott Street School consists of a rectangular-plan main structure from which projects a central pavilion (east wall). pavilion is a two-storey, semi-circular bay which is flanked by entry arches (lst storey) and elements of this central pavilion (arches, rock-faced granite trim and conical slate roof) are derived from Romanesque Revival architecture, while trim of the building's main body is more utilitarian in character. This building was constructed by B.C. Jaques, & local builder, at & cost of $20,000.
In 1905-1906 a two-storey brick addition was buiit at the rear (west) of the original building. Of similar design to the main body of the schoolhouse, this addition was designed by J. William Patston of Worcester. 10. Bibliography, and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) City Documents, #49, year ending 11/30/1894, p.72; #60, year ending 11/30/1905, p.77. - Engineering and Building Record, vol. XXX, 7/28/1894, p.148 (building notice) - Property Warcester Miltple Resanee Aua (Parteal Lanentony) state MA (Warcester Working Number8. 30.79.2060 TECHNICAL CONTROL Photos 38 3 +13 Maps 2,63 Eructent mullyl ressurce namexatin fo rat entire cel, HISTORIAN of Worceofer. Both the general descrytion Cal/Acupt coan wph Bmies umment NC-CBD-", "7-E, and 130-CBD-50 anl 44. Inteanty and jor bomdaries need to trms.
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HAER THE ONLY PROPERTIES TKSE I DO NOT RECOMMEND LASTINA ARE Inventory - - 116-CBD-I3-DESAOYCO BUFIRE MO - 1U CBD-II Review - 130-CBD-44- DOES NOT RETSIN INTEGRITY FOR INDI VIDUKA ELGIBILITY v101-L-3 / PONNISA DL WEST CONVINLED ABOUT BOUNDHNES REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BUT BELIEUE THEY SOULD BE DK. F AALEN Recommal ON ADDITONAL DOCUMLENTATON SUBMUTTED - I DEFER JUDGEMENT. Listine all propertres nexcept these 3. Return 116-CBD-1 to Stute (mot etegible); to durouss futha NR stutt +stute.
DUBIE Retum 102 - L-3 to State fer curectem; 315 BRANCH CHIEF 3/3/81 HOLD 130- CBD -44 for info from stute DUBIE Staff confernu 3/5/30 -agued to actisi as zusted belowi 16-CSD-1 (officcal notfratiig KEEPER Soldhe 3/5/80 MAR 5 1980 returig 114- National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry Send-back Re-submit Entered United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service ABBOTT STRE JUN 197 4hbet+ STreet schaathouse 128- 36 Abbot St east elcuatien 3 0 AUG 1979 by Berkey rints JUN 1979 Re||36