The Claflin School is a historic former school building at 110–112 Washington Park,

Newtonville, Massachusetts Newtonville is one of the thirteen List of villages in Newton, Massachusetts, villages within the city of Newton, Massachusetts, Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Geography Newtonville is ...

. It is a -story brick building, with a tall hip roof, projecting side-gabled wings, and a tall central gable section. The main facade is symmetrically arranged, with brick

quoin Quoins ( or ) are masonry blocks at the corner of a wall. Some are structural, providing strength for a wall made with inferior stone or rubble, while others merely add aesthetic detail to a corner. According to one 19th-century encyclopedia, ...

ing around windows and corners, and entrances set in round-arch openings. Named for

William Claflin William Claflin (March 6, 1818 – January 5, 1905) was an American politician, industrialist, and philanthropist from Massachusetts. He served as the 27th governor of Massachusetts from 1869 to 1872 and as a member of the United States Congre ...

, it was built in 1891, and is a well-preserved example of Richardsonian Romanesque design. Its architect was Merrill J. Brown. The building was listed in the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

on September 16, 1984, and included in the Newtonville Historic District in 1986. A new elementary school was named for William Claflin in 1953 but closed in the 1980s. The Lowell Avenue building became artist studios and a small park.William Claflin "Historic Newton"
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National Register of Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Schools in Newton, Massachusetts Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Massachusetts {{NewtonMA-NRHP-stub

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