Watertown Schools

description - Watertown High School, established in 1853, fronting on Marshall Street. This addition was added in 1872 by Charles Brigham. It later became Phillips Elementary School and was demolished in 1936. subject - School buildings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Public schools -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; School children -- group.; relation - Identifier - figure 843

description - Members of the first class of Watertown High School, 1854. Master William Webster:. , Back Row Left to Right, Joe Bird, Charles Brigham, Horatio Whiting, Henry Robbins, Joseph Stone, De Forrest Safford, George Stone, Andrew J. Lathrop, Charles E.… subject - School children -- group.; relation - Identifier - figure 603

description - View from the Charles River. Tower at Perkins School for the Blind. The Perkins complex was designed in 1910 by R. Clipston Sturgis. The Howe Tower was named for Samuel Gridley Howe, founder of Perkins. Colonel Thomas Handasyd Perkins, a prominent… subject - School buildings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Schools -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Perkins School -- Watertown (Mass.).; Private schools -- Watertown (Mass.).; Howe, Samuel Gridley -- 1801-1876.; Perkins, Thomas Handasyd -- 1764-1854.; relation - Identifier - figure 6017

description - Tower at Perkins School for the Blind. The Perkins complex was designed in 1910 by R. Clipston Sturgis. The Howe Tower was named for Samuel Gridley Howe, founder of Perkins. Colonel Thomas Handasyd Perkins, a prominent Boston trader in slaves, furs,… subject - School buildings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Schools -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Perkins School -- Watertown (Mass.).; Private schools -- Watertown (Mass.).; Howe, Samuel Gridley -- 1801-1876.; Perkins, Thomas Handasyd -- 1764-1854.; relation - Identifier - figure 6016

description - Howe Building bell tower at Perkins School for the blind. The bell tower houses eight carillon bells made by Whitechapel bell foundry in England and installed in 1912. The bells have not been available for ringing since the early 1980's. The pitch of… subject - School buildings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Schools -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Perkins School -- Watertown (Mass.).; Private schools -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 6015

description - West Junior High School, Bemis Street at the corner of Waverley Avenue. Built in 1921 and designed by Ashton & Huntress. The building today is Watertown Middle School. subject - School buildings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Public schools -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Grade schools -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 6013

description - Grade school on the south side of the Charles River. Parker School, Watertown Street, built in 1914 and the architect was Arthur Gray. The school was sold by the town in 1986. subject - School buildings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Public schools -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Grade schools -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 6012

description - Francis School, 1911, photo taken from Spring Street near the corner of Marion Road, looking toward Mount Auburn and Marshall Streets. subject - School buildings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Public schools -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Grade schools -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 6011

description - High and Francis School. Taken from Marshall Street looking toward the corner of Common and Spring Streets. The Francis School was built in 1896 and designed by Charles Brigham, as was this portion of the high school. The Francis School was… subject - School buildings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Public schools -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; High school -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Grade schools -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 6010

description - New High School, 1937, Columbia Street, taken from the corner of Common Street. Land was purchased from the Russell family, who had sold their land for the original Phillips High School across the street. The building traversed the Treadaway Brook… subject - School buildings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Public schools -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; High School -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; relation - Identifier - figure 6009

description - High School, 341 Mount Auburn Street, designed by Charles Brigham in 1912. Later becoming the East Junior High School and more recently, an assisted living facility in 2002. subject - School buildings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Public schools -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; High School -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Brigham, Charles -- 1841-1925.; relation - Identifier - figure 6008

description - Arthur Morley, Susie Blackburn, Margaret Driscoll, Milton Peltier, Marie Gleason, Ruth Scanlon, Herbert Smith, Mary Quin, Agnes Bolduc, John Kennedy, Anna Vahey, Robert Boyle, Catherine Cavanaugh, Victoria Cooper, James Kelley, Catherine Walsh,… subject - School children -- group.; Schools -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; St. Patrick's School -- Watertown (Mass.).; Private schools -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 5052

description - Boys' class. subject - relation - Identifier - figure 5051

description - Theodore Parker's school at the corner of Galen and Maple Street. On the premises of the house were he was boarding, was an old bakery building which had formally been John Hunt's shop, and in whose upper story had only a short time before, been used… subject - School buildings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Schools -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Parker, Theodore -- Watertown (Mass.).; Private schools -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 490

description - Freak Day, Watertown High School. Freak Day is dress-up day for students to have some fun. subject - School children -- group.; High School -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.; relation - Identifier - figure 4487

description - Cop is Massis N. Tovmassian. Freak Day is dress-up day for students to have some fun. subject - School children -- group.; High School -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.; relation - Identifier - figure 4484

description - High School, 341 Mount Auburn Street, designed by Charles Brigham in 1912. Later becoming the East Junior High School and more recently, an assisted living facility in 2002. subject - School buildings -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Public schools -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; High School -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Junior high school -- Watertown (Mass.).; Brigham, Charles -- 1841-1925.; relation - Identifier - figure 4482

description - Program for play, "Shirley Kaye" by class of 1925 on April 4, 1924. Playbill cover and back page of "patrons and patronesses." subject - High School -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.; relation - Identifier - figure 4475

description - Hosmer School first grade, fall of 1904 or spring of 1905. School was named for the two Dr. Hosmers in Town: Hiram and his nephew, Alfred. subject - School children -- group.; Hosmer School -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.; relation - Identifier - figure 4357

description - Watertown girls' basketball team. subject - School children -- group.; High School -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.; Sports -- Watertown (Mass.).; relation - Identifier - figure 4355