{"nrhp_refnum":"87001771","name":"Bunker Hill School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"65 Baldwin St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Boston","county":"Suffolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.382423679000055,"lon":-71.07033841699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-10-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-and-one-half-story Second Empire brick school at 65 Baldwin Street in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, built in 1866 with granite detailing and a mansard roof.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school reflects the post-Civil War growth in school construction and new ideas about school planning, driven by Charlestown's population growth. It is described as the only remaining Second Empire-style school in Charlestown and retains good integrity. It is significant locally under Criteria A and C.","narrative":"Built in 1866 at 65 Baldwin Street in Charlestown, this three-and-one-half-story brick school combines granite trim, a mansard roof and a seven-bay front with a projecting central entrance. It was designed by Boston architect James H. Rand, with John Wilson as master builder. At $65,862 it cost more than any earlier educational building in Charlestown, a response to rapid population growth tied to the Navy Yard and the railroad link to the Lowell mills. The plan centered on a wide hallway, with large, well-lit classrooms, a sewing room, a teachers' lounge, an assembly hall and fireproof construction. Its Second Empire style marked a break from the Greek Revival schools of the 1840s. A 1938 hurricane damaged the roof, which was removed and then rebuilt in 1986 from earlier measured drawings. The school closed in 1981 and now serves as condominiums, with some original chalkboards kept. It is described as the last Second Empire school in Charlestown.","period_of_significance":"1866-1937","architect_builder":"James H. Rand, architect; John Wilson, master builder; William W. Bray laid the foundation","architectural_style":"Second Empire Mansard","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Closed as a school in July 1981, sold in 1985, and rehabilitated in 1986 as condominiums, with the mansard roof rebuilt from WPA drawings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:02.281632-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/64/7970/63797064/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/87001771.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001771/0add92fbe8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001771/0add92fbe8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jameslwoodward","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunker_Hill_School_Boston_MA_01.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jameslwoodward</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunker_Hill_School_Boston_MA_01.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63797064","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunker_Hill_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4997768"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/suffolk-county/bunker-hill-school-87001771/"}