The Washington School is a historic school building at 8 School Street in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame building was designed by Shepard S. Woodcock and built in 1887. The six-room building has characteristic Queen Anne styling, including asymmetrical massing, varied gable treatments, use of decorative fish-scale shingles, and an elaborately decorated entry porch.[2]
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| Location | Weymouth, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°12′53″N 70°55′19″W / 42.21472°N 70.92194°W |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architect | Shepard S. Woodcock |
| Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001218 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 5, 1986 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It has since been converted into offices.
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Washington School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-03.