{"nrhp_refnum":"84002257","name":"Walker School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Berkley St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Taunton","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.882285151000076,"lon":-71.05252984499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-07-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick public school on Berkley Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, built in 1895 to designs by architect E.A. Crane and still used as a school.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a good local example of restrained Georgian Revival institutional architecture. It was built during a period of educational reform and population growth in the city. It is also described as the third oldest Taunton school in continuous use.","narrative":"Built in 1895 on Berkley Street in Taunton, this brick school was originally called the East Weir School. Architect E.A. Crane designed it, F.D. Williams built it, and prominent local businessman William Ellery Walker donated the land. The building is largely rectangular, with a rear ell, a hipped roof and large chimneys. It rises two stories above an exposed basement. Georgian Revival influence shows in the central doorway topped by a semi-circular arch, in the quoined corners, and in the regularly placed 6/6 and 6/2 sash windows. Additions were made in 1906 and 1924. It remains in use as a school owned by the City of Taunton and is described as the third oldest Taunton school in continuous use. It was listed because it represents restrained Georgian Revival institutional design and reflects a time of educational reform and a growing city population. The nomination finds that it retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship and association.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect E.A. Crane; built by F.D. Williams","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival influence","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a school; altered by additions in 1906 and 1924.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.47819-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/21/7894/63789421/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/84002257.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002257/29f80ac98d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84002257/29f80ac98d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walker_School_Taunton.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Walker_School_Taunton.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789421","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7962315"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/walker-school-84002257/"}