{"nrhp_refnum":"09000437","name":"Franklin School","other_names":["Franklin School Apartments"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"7 Stedman Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lexington","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.430845471000055,"lon":-71.22869959899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-09-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A former elementary school at 7 Stedman Road in Lexington, Massachusetts, built in 1931 in the Georgian Revival style and designed by Kilham, Hopkins & Greely. It was converted to 16 apartments in 1985.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant under Criteria A and C at the local level. It was the only elementary school built in Lexington during the 1930s, as part of the town's school expansion, and is a well-preserved Georgian Revival primary school. It is also tied to the locally and regionally prominent architectural firm Kilham, Hopkins & Greely.","narrative":"Built in 1931 at 7 Stedman Road in southeast Lexington, Massachusetts, this former elementary school was designed by the architectural firm Kilham, Hopkins & Greely in the Georgian Revival style. It is a load-bearing red-brick building with cast stone trim, a slate gambrel roof, four chimneys and a central pedimented bay flanked by two projecting wings. Lexington built it to relieve crowded classrooms during a period of rapid population growth, and it was the only school the town constructed in the 1930s. An expansion in 1956 was removed when the school closed in 1985 and was sold. The original building was then converted into 16 apartments, with the 1931 floor plan, corridor, brick walls and arches largely kept. Five newer apartment buildings stand behind it but are not part of the listing. The property is recognized for its architecture and for its role in the town's education history, serving local children for more than fifty years.","period_of_significance":"1931-1959","architect_builder":"Kilham, Hopkins & Greely","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival: Georgian Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Closed as a school in 1985 and converted to 16 residential apartments; the complex was undergoing interior renovation at the time of the form.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.826608-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/61/7958/63795861/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/09000437.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000437/6930454ca2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000437/6930454ca2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LexingtonMA_FranklinSchool.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LexingtonMA_FranklinSchool.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795861","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_School_(Lexington,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5491814"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/franklin-school-09000437/"}