Maplewood School

The Maplewood School, also known as Grammar School No. 5, is a historic school building at 434 Maplewood Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was built in 1893, and was designed by Longstaff & Hurd. As a result of overcrowding, in 1903 architect Henry A. Howe, Jr. designed additions, which were built onto both fronts of the school.[2] In 1908, the school was once again enlarged with an annex designed by Joseph W. Northrop.[3] The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 and includes two contributing buildings.[1][4]

Maplewood School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	434 Maplewood Ave., Bridgeport, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°10′43″N 73°12′34″W
Area	1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built	1893
Architect	Longstaff & Hurd; Henry A. Howe, Jr.; Joseph W. Northrop
Architectural style	Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	90000153[1]
Added to NRHP	February 21, 1990

Significance

Maplewood School is historically significant as an example of the development of Bridgeport's school system in the late 19th and early 20th century. A rapidly expanding Bridgeport was then undertaking a massive building program to replace its aging one and two-room schoolhouses with modern schools.[4]

See also

• History of Bridgeport, Connecticut
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bridgeport, Connecticut

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. American School Board Journal June 1903: 30.
3. American Architect 30 Sept. 1908: 17.
4. Bruce Clouette (June 30, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Maplewood School / Grammar School No. 5". National Park Service. and Accompanying 10 photos from 1989 (captions page 8 of text document)