Story Grammar School
Story Grammar School | |
Location | 140 Elm St., Marblehead, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°30′16″N 70°51′19″W / 42.50444°N 70.85528°W |
Built | 1880 |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 86000378[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 13, 1986 |
The Story Grammar School is a historic school building at 140 Elm Street in
Description and history
The former Story School is located north of downtown Marblehead, on the southeast side of Elm Street opposite its junction with Curtis Street. Now predominantly residential, the area was until an 1877 fire an industrial area with many small shoe factories. It is a two-story red brick building, with a hip roof and
Early education in Marblehead was largely conducted in private homes of teachers or other such facilities, with college preparation typically taking place at the private Marblehead Academy, founded in 1789 by Dr. Elisha Story and others. In the first half of the 19th century, the town established a series of district schools, including one at the site of this building. In the 1870s, the town's population surged, buoyed by local shoe manufacturing industry, increasing pressure on the town to improve its educational infrastructure. This building, completed in 1880, was the first brick school built by the town, and its first major investment in improved education. It was named for
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination and MACRIS inventory record for Story Grammar School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-17.