Walker Home for Missionary Children
Appearance
Home Of Missionary Children | ||
MPS Newton MRA | | |
NRHP reference No. | 90000047 [1] | |
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Added to NRHP | June 04, 1992 |
Home Of Missionary Children is a historic boarding house complex for the care of the children of religious missionaries while they were away from home. It is composed of eight buildings, located at 161–63, 165, 167 Grove Street, 136, 138, 144 Hancock Street in the
Coolidge & Carlson, architects known for their academic structures, and built after Ezekiel Corey original house burned down in 1911.[2]
The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1] It currently operates as a conference and lodging facility, the Walker Center.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Walker Home for Missionary Children". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
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