Emery Grover Building - Needham, MA
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The Emery Grover Building, now the Needham School Administration Building, was the first high school in town.
Waymark Code: WMKQMV
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/17/2014
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In Needham, along Highland Avenue, is the Emery Grover Building.
The building is located on the east side of Highland Avenue. it is a yellow brick building 2 1/2 stories tall with a hip roof. On either side are open porches made of brick that have a few steps to a door. The center entrance is recessed into the building and has several steps to the door. In the center portion of the building, the windows on the first and second floors are rounded at the top. On the sections to the left and right, the windows are squared off. There are dormer windows in the roof. The Wikipedia article states that the building was designed to the Italian Renaissance style, but with Georgian style windows.
Street address:
1330 Highland Avenue
Needham, MA United States of America
02492
County / Borough / Parish: Middlesex
Year listed: 1987
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Historic function: Education
Current function: Education
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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