William Hooper School is a historic school building located on Mears Street between South 4th and South 5th Streets in Wilmington, North Carolina, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. It was designed by Joseph F. Leitner's firm and is described as being in a Neoclassical architecture, Classical Revival style. It was built by Wallace & Osterman in 1914. Eliza Meares (1864-1926) was the school's first principal, serving from 1914 to 1925. The school closed in 1984 and in 1998 the building was converted to apartments for the elderly. It is named for William Hooper (1742-1790) of Boston, Massachusetts, who was a representative of North Carolina and signed the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence.William Hooper School
Warymarking.com It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Neoclassical architecture in North Carolina Former school buildings in the United States School buildings completed in 1914 Schools in Wilmington, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in New Hanover County, North Carolina 1984 disestablishments in North Carolina Defunct schools in North Carolina 1914 establishments in North Carolina Public elementary schools in North Carolina {{NewHanoverCountyNC-NRHP-stub