The Quincy Grammar School is a historic former school building at 88-90 Tyler Street in the

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neighborhood of

Boston, Massachusetts Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

. It is a three-story red brick building, designed by

Gridley James Fox Bryant Gridley James Fox Bryant (August 29, 1816 – June 8, 1899), often referred to as G. J. F. Bryant, was a Boston, Massachusetts, Boston architect, Building, builder, and industrial engineering, industrial engineer whose designs "dominated the pr ...

. It was built in 1859, a reconstruction to original plans after fire leveled the first structure, built in 1848. Originally four stories in height, the top floor collapsed during the Great New England Hurricane of 1938. The building is historically significant as a major element in the education of Boston's immigrant Chinese community during the early 20th century. It is now owned by the

Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) is a historical Chinese association established in various parts of the United States and Canada with large Overseas Chinese communities. The association's clientele were Chinese immigrants ...

of Boston, which operates it as a community center. The building was listed on the

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in 2017.

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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts School buildings completed in 1859 National Register of Historic Places in Boston 1859 establishments in Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-school-stub

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