The Paradise School is an historic school building at Paradise Avenue and Prospect Street in Middletown, Rhode Island. It is situated on farm land which historically belonged to the Whitman family for generations, and was donated by the family to the town of Middletown. Built in 1875, it is a modest wood-frame structure, housing a single classroom, with separate entrances and vestibules for boys and girls. The roof line has decorative sawn brackets, and there is a small oculus window in the front-facing gable. The two doorways, like the windows on the sides, are sheltered by small shed roofs clad in wooden shingles.
Classes were held in the building until 1955 when it became an administration office. The Middletown Historical Society acquired the building in 1976 and was later restored and holds a small museum.
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The building was listed on 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 ...
in 1978.
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Historical Places: Paradise School
- Middletown Historical Society
Educational institutions established in 1875
School buildings completed in 1875
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
Education museums in the United States
Museums in Newport County, Rhode Island
History museums in Rhode Island
Buildings and structures in Middletown, Rhode Island
Schools in Newport County, Rhode Island
National Register of Historic Places in Newport County, Rhode Island
1875 establishments in Rhode Island
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