{"nrhp_refnum":"11000266","name":"Saunders, Daniel, School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"243 S. Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lawrence","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.694473765000055,"lon":-71.16048508399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-05-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Classical Revival brick school building with cast-stone trim at 243 South Broadway in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, built in 1931 to replace an earlier school on the site that burned.","why_significant":"It is significant locally under Criterion A for its link to Lawrence's growth and the education of its children in the twentieth century, when the city expanded as a manufacturing center. It is also significant under Criterion C as a representative Classical Revival public school. It may be a rare secular work by local architect M. Joseph G. Morissette, known mainly for church-related buildings.","narrative":"Built in 1931 at 243 South Broadway in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the Daniel Saunders School is a two-story Classical Revival building with a raised basement, Flemish-bond brick veneer over concrete block, and cast-stone trim. A pedimented central entrance carries the school's name and a carved open book. It replaced a wood-frame school and annex destroyed by fire, giving the city a fireproof, larger building for a rapidly growing population, which rose from 62,559 in 1900 to 94,270 in 1920. The design is attributed to Lawrence architect M. Joseph G. Morissette, whose other known work consists of churches, schools and rectories, and the builder was Stephen D'Urso and Son, Inc. The 1980s brought new windows, doors and a roof, but the original plan, some wood doors, built-in cabinetry and a fireplace survive inside. The building served as a school until 2006 and is being converted to supportive housing. Its significance rests on its role in the city's school building campaign and its representative architecture.","period_of_significance":"1931-1961","architect_builder":"M. Joseph G. Morissette, architect; Stephen D'Urso and Son, Inc., builders","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Used as a school from 1931 through 2006; now in the process of conversion to affordable, supportive housing for formerly homeless people. Exterior is in good condition and the interior retains its original plan.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:10:51.589897-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/58/7948/63794858/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/11000266.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000266/07d3925c33-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000266/07d3925c33-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LawrenceMA_DanielSaundersSchool.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:LawrenceMA_DanielSaundersSchool.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63794858","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Saunders_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5218702"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/saunders-daniel-school-11000266/"}