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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - - 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") 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. 240 NUM HARRISON N (over) 30M-5-77 In Area no. Form no. 240 1. Town Taunton Address Name_ Present use Barnum St. Barnum School School - Present owner City of Taunton 3. Description: 1926 Date Source City Records Style Georglan-Revival Walter H. Barker, Contractor Architect George W. Briggs, Architect Exterior wall fabric_Brick Outbuildings (describe)_ ..None Other features_See Attached. Altered No Date Moved NO Date 5. Lot size: WARD-2, PLAN-I1, BLOCK- 24,LOT-29 One acre or less -41 Over one acre Approximate frontage 95' Approximate distance of building from street 15° TW 6.
Recorded by Organization TCHS Date 9-20-79 UTM: 19/326140/4639960 7. Original owner (if known) School City Original use 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 Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) The Barnum School is one of three extant schools in Taunton built in the 1920's in the Georgian Revival Style. Its semi-fireproof construction, and generously proportioned classrooms were two of the many features that characterized the structure as the most modern in school deeign in an era of continuing educational reform.
The school replaces a previous one on the aite, the "Barnum St, School." which burned in 1926. Description: The square building is 2 stories and has a 3-bay facade occupied by a central projecting bay enclosing the major entrance. Other portions of the wall surface have filled-in windows, that now appear as large brick panels. The roofline is accentuated by a cornice, and brick parapet, and a central scro-led plaque with finial, bearing the school's name. The Barnum School possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association. It meets criteria A and C of the National Registercif Historic Places standing with the Hopewell School (#240) as Taunton's best preserved examples of the 20th century, public educational architecture reflecting current population trends and ideas of education reform of the time. Boundaries contorm to current lot lines. 10.
Bibliography and/or-references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) -1926, Munleipal Regiater 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 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Taunton Multiple Resource Area Bristol County, MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review - S0 1. Roseland Substantive Review OMB No. 1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only received date entered Page 1 ~L1 dnr-11 7/5/84 Date/Signature Keeper - Ryeer 2. Old Colony Iron Works-Nemasket Mills Complex Entored Natinna? 3. Reed and Barton Complex Prtored Hetioua Attest freéper Attest fukeeper AelreBgun7/5181 AelureaByen 1/5/0x 4. 'St. Mary's Complex Attest fiteeper DelmeBye 7/5/04 Methoua: 5. Whittenton Mills Complex 6.
Hopewell Mills District 7. Taunton Green Historic District 8. Atwood, Charles R., House Attest Entared in the National Register fReeper AeloreByeu 7/5/84 Attest Entared in the National Register fkeeper SeloruByen7/5/84 Attest sinkatanttua Mantom frkeeper. BreshunDryt 31115 Attest Hetarpe? Akeeper AelureByed1/5/84 10U 9. Barnum Schoo1 iSabe? Augister Attest foreeper Attest SelvuBye 1/5/34 10. Bartlett, J. C., House sibstantire Havsony Keeper Attest Awaken Duyo 1/5/81 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Barnum School (Taunton MRA) Bristol County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: -sample reguest Working No.. MAY 2 | 1984 Fed. Reg.
Date: 5.85 Date Due: 6/21/84 -7/5/84 Action: LACCEPT 7/5/84 Intered in the RETURN _ REJECT_ Watfone] Regist Federal Agency: - -appeal - NR decision Recom./Criteria Reviewer Discipline. Date _ see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: - _technical corrections cited below -substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Category Ownership Public Acquisition 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? yes no 7. Description Condition excellent good fair deteriorated ruins unexposed Check one - unaltered altered Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection Status Accessible Present Use Check one -original site ] moved date 8.
Significance Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) 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 Quadrangle name UTM 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 State Historic Preservation Officer signature date title 13.
Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to Signed - Date - Phone: _ Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet Prestige Prints by Berkey MAY 1980 Prestige Prints by Berkey Tauston MRA, Ma #240 Baraum Schodl TAUNTON MULTIPLE RESOURCE NOMINATION FORM NO. 240 BARNUM SCHOOL SCALE: 1" = 40' MAP NO. WD 2, Pg. 1l, Lot 29 ACREAGE less than one N S Sopie SwarTi Ra Kalalusky Swartz, Kennetn Ronald 1973 Edward J. IDa. LaPre 1962 33 W N Fernandes John + 019a 1977 N + Donna ara 1977 N : BarbaraP 1929 N Barnum School oF Taunton C Fay + HeberT willidms 1978 willlam J.
Barbara yuill 1962 34 william H STevenson 1951 1-á n RuT Angelina Langill 1979 23C STeinberg Herbert G - Schoal Barenun st 240 1o t 29 - // 1 - H0 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000297