Ludlow Graded School

Ludlow Graded School
Location 10 High St., Ludlow, Vermont
Coordinates 43°23′48″N 72°41′52″W / 43.39667°N 72.69778°W / 43.39667; -72.69778Coordinates: 43°23′48″N 72°41′52″W / 43.39667°N 72.69778°W / 43.39667; -72.69778
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1871 (1871)
NRHP Reference # 79000276[1]
Added to NRHP November 29, 1979

The Ludlow Graded School is a historic former school building at 10 High Street in the village of Ludlow, Vermont. Built in 1871-72, the school was for many years the primary school feeding the adjacent Black River Academy (on whose original site it stands). The building now serves as a local senior services center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Description and history

The former Ludlow Graded School building stands on the south side of High Street, a short way west of the Ludlow village green. It is set between the former Black River Academy building (now a local history museum), and the Ludlow Baptist Church, separated from the road by the parking lot it shares with the academy building. It is a roughly L-shaped 2-1/2 story wood-frame structure, with a gabled main section facing toward the street and a cross-gabled ell extending to the east. In the crook of the L is the building's most prominent feature, a three-story square tower topped by a truncated hip roof with railing above. The main entrance is in the front of this tower, sheltered by a porch with a complex combination of shed and gabled roofs and supported by square posts. The main facade has pilastered corners and a central three-part window topped by a gabled pediment; most of the other building windows are sash.[2]

The school was built in 1871-72, originally with a 1-1/2 story ell. The ell was raised to its present size in 1903. The tower is a replacement of an original tower, which featured a Second Empire-style mansard roof with cresting. The school was built on the first site of the Black River Academy, which burned in 1844, and replaced a district school (located elsewhere) that was also destroyed by fire. This school served the local community until 1938, when a new school was opened on the village outskirts. In the late 1970s, the building was adapted for use as a social services center.[2] It is owned by the Black River Historical Society, which also owns the academy building.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Hugh Henry (1979). "NRHP nomination for Ludlow Graded School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-27. with photos from 1979


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