English High School (Worcester, Massachusetts)
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Location | 20 Irving St., Worcester, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°15′45″N 71°48′26″W / 42.26250°N 71.80722°WCoordinates: 42°15′45″N 71°48′26″W / 42.26250°N 71.80722°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1891 |
Architect | Barker & Nourse |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
MPS | Worcester MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 80000601[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 05, 1980 |
English High School is an historic high school building at 20 Irving Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built in 1891, it is a prominent local example of Romanesque Revival architecture, designed by the local form of Barker & Nourse. It served the city as a high school until 1966, and has housed school administration offices since then. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
Description and history[]
The former English High School building is located a few blocks west of Worcester City Hall, at the northwest corner of Irving and Chatham Streets. It is a large three-story building, built out of brick with sandstone trim. The Romanesque Revival building has rectangular massing, with entrances on Chatham and Irving Streets and a five-story, hip roofed chateau-style tower on the corner. The tower features elaborate brick corbelling, gabled wall dormers on each face, and a ring if iron cresting at the top of the roof. Gable sections have decorative brickwork, and the third story windows have arched heads, a feature continued in other parts of the building's exterior and interior.[2]
The building was constructed in 1891 to a design by Barker & Nourse, who featured it in their trade catalog. It was the city's second high school building; the first, designed by H.H. Richardson, is no longer standing. The building served as a high school building until 1966, and as school offices thereafter.[2]
Notable alumni[]
- William Howland (1871–1945), operatic bass, voice teacher, composer, conductor and university administrator. Graduated 1889.[3]
Notable faculty[]
- G. David Houston (1880-1940), Professor of English at Howard University.
See also[]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in northwestern Worcester, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for English High School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ "William Howland, Music Educator, 74; Former Department Head at Michigan U. Dies--Founded Detroit Music Institute". The New York Times. May 3, 1945.
- High schools in Worcester, Massachusetts
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- School buildings completed in 1891
- National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts