Martin W. Carr School

Martin W. Carr School
Location Somerville, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°23′05″N 71°06′26″W / 42.38485°N 71.10724°W / 42.38485; -71.10724Coordinates: 42°23′05″N 71°06′26″W / 42.38485°N 71.10724°W / 42.38485; -71.10724
Built 1898
Architect Aaron H. Gould
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Renaissance
Part of Spring Hill Historic District (#89001222)
NRHP Reference # 84002530[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 5, 1984
Designated CP September 18, 1989

The Martin W. Carr School is a historic school building located at 25 Atherton Street, in the Spring Hill area of Somerville, Massachusetts. It has been converted to condominiums.

The Martin S. Carr School was built in 1898 as an elementary school with fourteen classrooms. The school was named in honor of Martin S. Carr, a successful Somerville manufacturer who was active in city government serving over the years as Alderman, City Councilor, and member of the School Committee. Carr’s factory, in buildings now converted to lofts in Davis Square, manufactured jewelry, novelties, and metal ware. The handsome school building was built of red brick in the Renaissance Revival style. The Carr School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

The City of Somerville closed the Carr School in 1980. The building was sold to a developer who converted it to residential use in 1997. It was initially a rental building and subsequently converted to condos. Today there are 20 condominiums in the Carr School. There are studios, one-bedrooms, and two-bedroom condos on three floors plus a lower level.

The Carr School sits across the street from one of Somerville's most historic landmarks, the Round House.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Bolton, Elizabeth (26 March 2009). "Carr Schoolhouse Condos in Somerville MA – Atherton Street Condominiums". Centers and Squares. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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