The Peabody School is a historic school building at 160 Salem Street in
Haverhill, Massachusetts. The two story Romanesque Revival brick and stone building was built in 1895 by architects
Damon Brothers for the town of
Bradford (which was annexed to Haverhill two years later); it was the last school building Bradford built. The building was designed with the latest innovations in educational buildings, including amply sized classrooms with plenty of ventilation (including a heating system) and natural lighting.
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 1986,
at which time it was vacant.
[
The building now houses eight condo units, while still maintaining the original historic elements of the architecture.
]
See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
References
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Schools in Haverhill, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Massachusetts
1895 establishments in Massachusetts
School buildings completed in 1895
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