George R. Martin Elementary School
George R. Martin Elementary School | |
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Type | Public |
Opened | 1968 |
School district | Seekonk Public Schools |
Principal | Bart Lush |
Grades | K-5 |
Mascot | Eagles |
Nickname | Martin School |
Website | School website |
George R. Martin Elementary School (formerly Lena and George R. Martin Elementary School[1]) is an elementary school in Seekonk, Massachusetts. It serves the K-5 student population of the town located south of Route 44.
The building is named for donor George Rutherford Martin (1877-1961). Martin was a Shipping Foreman at the Universal Winding Company in East Providence. He left $135,000 in his will to the town of Seekonk for the building of a school, which was built on land purchased from the Kent family.[1]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b "Who was George R. Martin?". George R. Martin Elementary. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
He made his will and he and Lena donated $135,000 to the town of Seekonk to be used for building construction. The town of Seekonk had purchased the 26.2 acre farm containing a house, a barn and two silos from Alfred G. and Florence W. Kent.
Coordinates: 41°50′56.78″N 71°19′03.90″W / 41.8491056°N 71.3177500°W
Categories:
- Seekonk, Massachusetts
- Public elementary schools in Massachusetts
- Schools in Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts school stubs