The Claflin School is a historic former school building at 110–112 Washington Park,

Newtonville, Massachusetts Newtonville is one of the thirteen List of villages in Newton, Massachusetts, villages within the city of Newton, Massachusetts, Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Geography Newtonville is ...

. It is a -story brick building, with a tall hip roof, projecting side-gabled wings, and a tall central gable section. The main facade is symmetrically arranged, with brick

quoin Quoins ( or ) are masonry blocks at the corner of a wall. Some are structural, providing strength for a wall made with inferior stone or rubble, while others merely add aesthetic detail to a corner. According to one 19th century encyclopedia, t ...

ing around windows and corners, and entrances set in round-arch openings. It was built in 1891, and is a well-preserved example of Richardsonian Romanesque design. Its architect was Merrill J. Brown. The building was listed in the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

on September 16, 1984, and included in the

Newtonville Historic District The Newtonville Historic District is a historic district in the village of Newtonville, in Newton, Massachusetts. The district encompasses the southern portion of the village's business district (south of the railroad tracks), as well as surrou ...

in 1986.

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National Register of Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Schools in Newton, Massachusetts Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Massachusetts {{NewtonMA-NRHP-stub

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