Read School (Coventry, Rhode Island)

Read School

Front of Read School
Location Coventry, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°42′20″N 71°35′50″W / 41.70556°N 71.59722°W / 41.70556; -71.59722Coordinates: 41°42′20″N 71°35′50″W / 41.70556°N 71.59722°W / 41.70556; -71.59722
Built 1831
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 02000231[1]
Added to NRHP March 20, 2002

The Read School is a historic schoolhouse at 1670 Flat River Road in Coventry, Rhode Island, USA. Built c. 1831, it is one of the oldest, and the best-preserved, of Coventry's 19th-century schoolhouses. It is a rectangular wood-frame structure measuring 18 feet (5.5 m) by 24 feet (7.3 m), with a gable roof. The south side, its main facade, has a pair of doors under a ten-light transom window and a shallow entry cover. Above this is a round window, a detail echoed on the north side. It served the town as a school until 1951, and was then used for storage. It is now leased by the town to the Coventry Historical Society, who conduct tours and hold meetings there.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Read School" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-07-31.


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