National Register of Historic Places

Locust Avenue School

Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Listed
May 29, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85001162

About this property

The Joseph W. Pepin Memorial Building formally known as Alternative Center for Excellence (ACE) and the Alternative Center for Education, is located in the former Locust Avenue School at 26 Locust Avenue in Danbury, Connecticut, United States. It is an alternative high school within Danbury Public Schools, meant for at-risk students. The building itself, a brick Romanesque Revival structure, was designed by architect Warren R. Briggs in 1896, and later featured in his book Modern American School Buildings. For many years it was an elementary school, and a laboratory school where recent graduates of the state's teacher training schools were sent to hone their skills with actual students before going to their ultimate teaching jobs. Today it is the last nineteenth-century school building remaining in Danbury, and one of the few remaining laboratory school buildings in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Location

Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
41.40523, -73.43535

Categories

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Sources

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When was Locust Avenue School listed on the National Register?

Locust Avenue School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Locust Avenue School?

Locust Avenue School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Locust Avenue School?

The period of significance for Locust Avenue School is recorded as the industrial era.

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