The Quincy Grammar School is a historic former school building at 88-90 Tyler Street in the

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neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is a three-story red brick building, designed by

Gridley James Fox Bryant Gridley James Fox Bryant (August 29, 1816 – June 8, 1899), often referred to as G. J. F. Bryant, was a Boston architect, builder, and industrial engineer whose designs "dominated the profession of architecture in ostonand New England." ...

. It was built in 1859, a reconstruction to original plans after fire leveled the first structure, built in 1848. Originally four stories in height, the top floor collapsed during the

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. The building is historically significant as a major element in the education of Boston's immigrant Chinese community during the early 20th century. It is now owned by the

Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) ( in the Western United States, Midwest, and Western Canada; 中華公所 (中华公所) ''zhōnghuá gōngsuǒ'' (Jyutping: zung1wa4 gung1so2) in the East) is a historical Chinese association ...

of Boston, which operates it as a community center. The building was listed on the

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in 2017.

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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts School buildings completed in 1859 National Register of Historic Places in Boston 1859 establishments in Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-school-stub

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