Quincy School is a historic school building at 94 Newbury Avenue in

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. The two-story brick building was built in 1906 and enlarged in 1932; its original design was by Hurd & Gore, and the addition was by

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. A longtime elementary school, it closed in 1981 following city cutbacks in the wake of

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, and was subsequently sold to private developers for conversion to condominiums. The building was listed on the

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in 1983.

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