Walker School

The Walker School is a historic elementary school building on Berkley Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. 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.[2]

Walker School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°52′56″N 71°3′11″W
Built	1895
Architect	Crane, E.A.; Williams, F.D.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Taunton MRA
NRHP reference No.	84002257 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 5, 1984

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.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2]

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.[3] At the time, it held classes for grades K through 4.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Taunton, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination and MACRIS inventory record for Walker School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
3. Taunton school closure plans.