{"nrhp_refnum":"83000661","name":"Davol School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"112 Flint St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fall River","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.69290341200008,"lon":-71.13523183599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-02-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story brick Romanesque Revival grammar school at 112 Flint Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, built 1892-1894 and designed by local architect Joseph M. Darling.","why_significant":"The school is a well-detailed, well-constructed and virtually intact example of the late 19th-century eight-room brick grammar school. It shares its plan with the Connell School and reflects Fall River's rapid school building as the mill economy drew a growing population. It meets criterion C.","narrative":"Davol School, at 112 Flint Street in Fall River, is a two-story brick grammar school built between 1892 and 1894 to designs by Joseph M. Darling, a prolific local architect. Its Romanesque Revival design is marked by a square four-level central tower with an arched entrance and open belfry. Brownstone sill and lintel courses, a slate hipped roof, a copper weathervane, a bracketed cornice and corbelled brick chimneys remain largely intact. Inside, four classrooms occupy each floor, with restrooms and utility rooms in the basement. The school was built as Fall River's mill economy attracted new residents and demand for classrooms grew; between 1894 and 1900 the city added 64 classrooms. The same plan was used for the Connell School on Plymouth Avenue, a practical and economical choice. Darling also designed other city schools and many commercial buildings. The school was listed as a well-preserved example of the late nineteenth-century brick grammar school, and it still serves as a school.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Joseph M. Darling","architectural_style":"Romanesque","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as the present use being a school, owned by the City of Fall River; exterior details described as largely intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.270713-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/29/7894/63789429/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000661.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000661/8a3d866c8a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000661/8a3d866c8a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Davol_School_FR.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Davol_School_FR.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789429","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davol_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5242069"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/davol-school-83000661/"}