The Read School is a historic schoolhouse at 1670 Flat River Road in Coventry, Rhode Island, United States. Built around 1831, it is one of the oldest, and the best-preserved, of Coventry's 19th-century schoolhouses. It is a rectangular wood-frame structure measuring 18 feet (5.5 m) by 24 feet (7.3 m), with a gable roof. The south side, its main facade, has a pair of doors under a ten-light transom window and a shallow entry cover. Above this is a round window, a detail echoed on the north side. It served the town as a school until 1951, and was then used for storage. It is now leased by the town to the Coventry Historical Society, who conduct tours and hold meetings there.[2]
Read School | |
 Front of Read School | |
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| Location | Coventry, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°42′13″N 71°35′50″W / 41.70355°N 71.59728°W |
| Built | 1831 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000231[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 20, 2002 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
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Sign on the front of Read School
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Read School" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
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