National Register of Historic Places

Lyman, Theodore, School

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Listed
December 2, 2014
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
14000975

About this property

The Theodore Lyman School is a historic former school building at 30 Gove Street in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is a three-story red brick building, designed by Gridley James Fox Bryant. It was built in 1869, and rebuilt after a fire severely damaged it just two years later. The school was named for Boston's fifth mayor, Theodore Lyman (1792-1849), and was a major element of East Boston's development in the mid-19th century. The school served as a public elementary school in the 1970s until damaged by fire and close in 1980. The building was converted into elderly housing in 1984. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

Location

30 Gove St.
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
42.37214, -71.03776

Categories

EDUCATIONSOCIAL HISTORYARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Lyman, Theodore, School listed on the National Register?

Lyman, Theodore, School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 2014.

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Lyman, Theodore, School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Lyman, Theodore, School is recorded as the industrial era.

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