- Levi F. Warren Jr. High School
Infobox_nrhp | name =Levi F. Warren Jr. High School (listed as "Warren, Levi, Jr., High School")
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location= 1600 washington Street,West Newton, Massachusetts
area = building 68,362 square feet (land convert|168479|sqft|m2
built =1927
architect = Ripley and LeBoutillier
architecture =Georgian Revival
added =March 16 ,1990
governing_body = Private (Warren House Associates, c/o Newton Community Development
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refnum=90000032 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]Levi F. Warren Jr. High School is a former public junior high school building located at 1600 Washington Street, in the village of West Newton, in
Newton, Massachusetts , which is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places . It was named for Levi F. Warren, who graduated in 1854 from what is nowBridgewater State College and taught 21 years in grammar schools in Salem and in Newton, where he was a principal in West Newton.National Register listing
*Warren, Levi, Jr., High School (Note: the Jr. goes with high school not Warren. The correct name is Levi F. Warren Jr. High School)
*(added 1990 - Building - #90000032)
*1600 Washington St., Newton
*Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
*Architect, builder, or engineer: Ripley & LeBoutillier
*Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Other
*Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development
*Period of Significance: 1925-1949
*Owner: Local Gov't
*Historic Function: Education
*Historic Sub-function: School
*Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use (see below for current uses)Current use
The Warren Junior High building is now divided into 59 rental apartments and sits on a smaller parcel of convert|168479|sqft|m2 carved out of the original school property. The remaining school property on the east, south and west totals convert|459769|sqft|m2 and is now owned by the City of Newton and is used for parks and recreational purposes. [ [http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/assessors2003/Interactivemap.asp?id=32024+0006 City of Newton, Mass. - Maps ] ]
ee also
List of Registered Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts References
External links
* [http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/ Newton Public Schools website]
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