Quincy School
Why it's listed
Quincy School is a brick grammar school at 94 Newbury Avenue in North Quincy, Massachusetts. The City of Quincy appropriated $61,000 in 1906 for a 12-room building, designed by the Boston firm Hurd and Gore and built by Marr Brothers. Pupils first occupied it in September 1907, and it was equipped with electric lighting, telephones and an automatic clock system. Population growth led the city to fund an eight-room addition in 1931; two rear ells by Hutchins and French, built by M. J. Kelliher, were finished in 1932, giving the building a U-shaped plan. The Neo-Colonial design features granite quoins, a copper cornice, a slate roof and a gabled central frontispiece with a portico of polished granite Tuscan columns. Alterations are limited to new windows and doors and asphalt roofs on the additions. The school was listed for its architecture and for reflecting Quincy's rapid growth as a city. At the time, it stood vacant, with reuse as housing proposed.
Significance in brief: The nomination holds that the school is a well designed and well preserved example of early 20th century institutional architecture in Quincy. It also reflects a period of intense civic and population growth, when the city's population doubled about every 20 years from around 1870 to 1915. Among the city's many well preserved brick schools of the era, it is described as one of the most substantial and monumental.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 83000599, listed June 23, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 94 Newbury Ave., Quincy |
|---|---|
| County | Norfolk County |
| Listed | June 23, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83000599 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1900- |
| Architect / builder | Hurd & Gore, Architect, 1906; Marr Bros., Builder; Hutchins & French, Architects (1932); M. J. Kelliher, Builder |
| Architectural style | Neo-Colonial |
| Criteria |
|
| Areas of significance | Education, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Vacant for about a year and a half at the time of nomination, but well preserved and maintained; proposals for reuse would convert it to residential condominiums or apartments. |
| Acreage | 1.3 |
| Coordinates | 42.28060, -71.02843 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 83000599.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7272183
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.