6-702: Webster School may refer to: (sorted by state, then city/town) Webster School (Waterbury, Connecticut) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in New Haven County, Connecticut Webster Grammar School , Auburn, Maine, listed on the NRHP in Androscoggin County, Maine Elmer R. Webster School , Pontiac, Michigan Webster School (Kansas City, Missouri) , listed on
12-468: A design by the noted local architect Wilfred E. Griggs , it is a good example of Classical Revival architecture, and an emblem of the city's rapid growth at the turn of the 20th century. It was closed in 1977, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The building has been converted into housing. Waterbury's Webster School is located in a residential area north of
18-549: The NRHP in Jackson County, Missouri Webster School (Magna, Utah) , listed on the NRHP in Salt Lake County, Utah Webster School (Washington, D.C.) , local historic landmark Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Webster School . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
24-409: The building. The school was built in 1898, during the height of Waterbury's growth at the turn of the 20th century. It was enlarged twice, in 1906 and 1917, to meet increased demand. It was designed by local architect Wilfred E. Griggs , best known for his commercial, industrial, and civic work, and the 1917 addition was designed by Louis Walsh, another local architect. The school marked a trend in
30-437: The city's downtown, on 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) bounded on the west by Platt Street, the east by Easton Avenue, and the north by a spur of Aetna Street. It is an L-shaped 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story masonry structure, built out of red brick with limestone trim. It is Romanesque in style with entrances set in round-topped openings, and windows set in groups in openings topped by segmented arches. An elaborate wooden cornice circles
36-561: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Webster_School&oldid=1188888306 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Webster School (Waterbury, Connecticut) The Webster School is a historic former school buildings at Easton Avenue and Aetna Street in Waterbury, Connecticut . Built in 1898 to
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