The Walker School is a historic elementary school building on Berkley Street in
Taunton, Massachusetts
Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Bristol County. Taunton is situated on the Taunton River which winds its way through the city on its way to Mount ...
. It is a two-story brick Georgian Revival building, with a hip roof. Its main facade is 11 bays wide, organized in a 4-3-4 pattern. The main entrance is in the center bay, set in a round-arch opening, with the flanking bays having small oval windows; the remaining fenestration is sash windows.
The school was designed by E. A. Crane, a local architect, and was built in 1895 in land donated by William Ellery Walker, a local businessman.
[ 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 v ...
in 1984.[
A plan to demolish the school was circulated in 2005, but the plan was postponed for approval.
Walker School was closed by the city in June 2010.Taunton school closure plans.]
/ref> At the time, it held classes for grades K through 4.
See also
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References
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Taunton, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Taunton, Massachusetts
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