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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - - - - - - 2. Photo (3x3"or 35") Staple to left side of form Photo number - - 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. FIELDEN PLEASANT ST. N (over) In Area no. Form no. V-11/2493 1. Town Fall River, Mass Address 1975 Pleasant St. Name_ Coughlin School Present use School Present owner_ City of Fall River 3. Description: Brick School Date -- C.1893 Source_ Atlas Style Romanesque Architect Frank Irving Cooper (Dlanue on building) Exterior wail fabric Brick, masonry Outbuildings (describe) Other features Low, hipped roof w/ extended eaves, Belt course Corbelled chimneys Date Date Altered Moved 5. Lot size: 30,878 sq. ft.
One acre or less Over one acre Approximate frontage_ 100- Approximate distance of building from street 25' 6. Recorded by Patricia Giza/Pam Fox Organization FROHP Date_ 1/26/81 7. Original owner (if known)_ City of Fall River Original use School Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development X Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political X Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) The Coughlin School (1893) is notable as one of several substantial and well- detailed late 19th century brick eight-room grammar schools and as the work of Frank Irving Cooper, a recognized New England expert in school design.
During the 1890's, nine school buildings were erected in Fall River to accommodate the city's expanding population and replace out-dated facilities. The number of schools increased from 42 in 1889, with 182 study rooms and 30 recitation rooms, to about 50 in 1900, for an increase of 64 classrooms.
In two cases the school depart- ment hired architects who each designed two nearly identical schools, a policy which presumably increased efficiency and reduced cost Joseth M Darling did the twin Davol and Connell Schools about 1892-3 and the Boston * arot al Conelt hoots abote 1892-g bid architect Frank Irving Cooper, a native of Taunton, was hired to design the very Cooper (1867-1933) was widely known in New England as a school architect and was a In two decades of independent practice in Boston he designed numerous college buildings and some 200 elementary and high schools in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, as well as the Bristol County Courthouse in Taunton (1892) and other public buildings. Cooper studied under H.H. Richardson and worked in the offices of Henry Van Brunt and Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge before establishing his own office in 1892.
The Coughlin School opened in 1895 and was praised at the time as "the most convenient and attractive school in the city." The Romanesque detailing and delicate brickwork greatly enliven the sturdy, symmetrical facade. The school was named for Dr. John Coughlin, who practiced medicine in Fall River for 35 years and served three times as Mayor. For twenty years Coughlin was a powerful figure in(cont'd) 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, Atlas '1895: etc. school shown 1883: no school shown Water Dept.: Coughlin School, March 28, 1894 #5922 Building Dept.: No record Fall River School Study, Vol.I, Coughlin School (erected 1893) Fall River and its Point of Interest, 1896 (source: name of builder) Providence Journal, Nov.
16, 1964 (clipping) City Documents 1889-1894- no record of architect ENVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston Communi ty : Fall River, Mass. Form No: F17772493 Property Name: Coughlin School Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below. 9. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (cont'd) state and national Democratic politics, although he was unsuccessful in his candidacies for Lt. Governor and Congressman. As a distinctive example of the late 19th century brick schoolhouse, well-detailed and largely intact, and as the work of an architect of regional importance, the Coughlin School meets criteria A and C of the National Register, individually.
Staple to Inventory form at bottom NPS Form 10-900-a (3-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only received 15/62 date entered Page y af iu Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name Fall River Multiple Resource Area State MA Nomination/Type of Review 31. Coughlin School Subatantiva Eeview Keeper 32. Crescent Mill Entered In the National Registor Attest /Keeper Attest 33. Davo1 Schoo1 Entered in the National Register fkeeper Attest 34. Davol, William C., Jr., Housentered In the National Register JReeper Attest 35. Downtown Fall River Historic Distrigt in the National Register fReeper Attest 36. Durfee Mills Intered In the National Register Akeeper 37. Earle, John M., House 38.
Fall River Bleachery Attest Entered Ir National Register fReeper Attest Entered in the Mational Begister teeper 39. First Baptist Church Shifered I. fe Attest Wat1ona1 Registe/Keeper 40. Flint Mills Sntored Attest satlonal Begistor fKeeper Attest Date/Signature 3l6/5g Bam Dl 2/10/83 AhburBzan 3/013 Aelmeßzen z/ak3 dlbauBzu 7/0/83 ArlmuByen 2p0/33 Alnezen 2p0/83 delruebyen em/es dibrutzun 2/6/83 AelusBzun 210/83 AelriBzu IATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES aited States Bepertimont ef tlho latart ational Park Servics bstantive HovI Coughlin School (Fall River MRA) Bristol County MASSACHUSETTS EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection. appeal Substantive Review: Reviower's comments: Working NO. 16/83-15 Fed. Reg. Date: 1. 8F Date Due: 2/3/83 119/83 Action: ACCEPT2/16/83 - RETURN.
- REJECT- Federal Agoncy: _ sample - request appeal - NR decision Recom. /Criteria AtL/ AC(CP) Reviewer_ Discipline Date. A.1t. 2.16-83 continuation sheet -technical corrections cited below -substantive reasons discussad balow -Nomination returned for: 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification gery Peeraluls 4. Owner of Property Prsson Uos 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys ls tole property beon detan- 7. Description atontorae uine Untered ered rotnal (Il tmem) p summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection Check ene - moved 8.
Significance Perted Aroes of SignificanceCheok and justify belew Specifie dates Bullder Architeet Statement of Significance (in one poragrapt) summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quedrangie neme. UMT References Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: -national _ state local Stste Historic Preservation Officer signature date title 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to.
Signed - Date - Phone: 202 272 -3504 Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet INST. 5-6A COUGHLIN SCHOOL 1975 PLEASANT ST. Fall River MRA, Ma Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000279