Freeland Street School - Worcester MA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Freeland Street School, now the University Park Campus School, is a historic school at 12 Freeland Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is a 2.5 story brick building built in 1885 during a period of significant growth in the city. The front and back of the building have slightly projecting gabled sections that house the buildings entries and stairwells. The exterior of the building is trimmed in sandstone, with some decorative terracotta panels. The roof his hipped, and the projecting sections are flanked by small hip-roofed dormers.The school is now known as the University Park Campus School, and is still administered by the Worcester school district.

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Built during a period of rapid population growth, the Freeland Street Schoolhouse is one of several grammar schools constructed in the vicinity of Main Street south during the l860s and 1890s., the area's major period of development. The building was designed by the local firm of Barker and Nourse and constructed by Jeremiah Murphy at a cost of $11,444.

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Street address: 12 Freeland St Worcester , MA County / Borough / Parish: Worcester Year listed: 1980 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Education Current function: Education Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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