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Israel Putnam School, School & Oak Streets, Putnam, Windham County, CT
LocationSchool & Oak Streets,
Putnam, CT
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS CT-369
Significance: Israel Putnam School has historical significance as the town's first modern school building. Completed in 1902, the grammar school embodied early 20th-century concerns for fire safety, generous light and ventilation, and student amenities. The building also has architectural significance: its quoins, Classical details, and arcaded entry typify the revival styles of the period and were intended to reflect the community's commitment to education and progress.
Subjects
Aged PersonsSchoolsHousing
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
View southeast, west elevation (facade) and site
View southeast, west elevation (facade)
View south, north elevation
View north, south elevation and parking lot
View northeast, south elevation
View north, south elevation
View east, detail of entry
View south, detail of north entry
View east, typical window, facade, first floor, second from right
View north, interior, first floor corridor
View southwest, typical 1902 classroom (first floor, southwest)
View northeast, first floor southwest 1902 classroom
View north, typical 1922 classroom (first floor, west)
View west, first floor west 1922 classroom
View south, first floor west 1922 classroom
View east, interior, north stairway, first landing
View north, interior, second floor corridor
View west, typical doorway trim, corridor side (second floor, west side, middle room)
View northwest, typical interior doorway and chalkboard moldings (second floor rear)
View north, typical interior window trim (first floor northwest room, north side)
View west, interior, attic level stage
View east, interior, attic level room, roof truss and site of rear dormers
View east, attic level, skylight for large central room
Photocopy of postcard (original in Picture Group 800, Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut), C.G. Talbot, publisher, Putnam, Conn., No. 1478. Postmarked 1905. Grammar School, Putnam, Conn.
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