The Thompson School is a historic school building on Prospect Street in Webster, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story English Revival brick building was constructed in 1912–13 to a design by Walter F. Fontaine, a leading architect from nearby Woonsocket, Rhode Island. It was named for Dr. John A. Thompson, who served on the local school committee from 1907 until his death in 1916.[2]
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| Location | Webster, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°3′2″N 71°52′42″W / 42.05056°N 71.87833°W |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Walter F. Fontaine |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000436 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 7, 1989 |
The school building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] It has been converted to residential use.
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Thompson School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-10.