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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1896/00/00 Curtis and Johnson Architect Designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style of use of asymmetrical massing and rustication, Middletown High School is constructed with a variety of polychrome stone and brick work, compound, rounded arches, and a tower, 1894-1896.
1912/00/00 Charles Scranton Palmer Architect The south addition is added, designed by Charles Scranton Palmer of Meriden, it generally repeats the stylistic elements and materials of the original.
1912/00/00 From the beginning Middletown High School, draws upon a regional student population to fill the classrooms. Pupils who lived outside the City District attend school on a tuition basis, providing a substantial income for school maintenance. The school is e
1972/00/00 Old Middletown High School closes when a new Middletown High School is built outside of town, also called Middletown making the old high school obsolete.

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Particulars for Old Middletown High School:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Education
Criteria Historic Event
Owner Private
Architectural Style Richardsonian Romanesque
Architectural Style Romanesque Revival
Historic Use School
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 85001826
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: Curtis and Johnson; Palmer,Charles S.
Architectural Style: Other, Romanesque
Attribute: Richardsonian Romanesque
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Education, Architecture, Social history
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1875-1899
Significant Year: 1894, 1896
Historic Function: Education
Historic Sub-Function: School
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Multiple dwelling

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