Boynton High School, Former

  • Also Known As: Eastport Town Hall

  • Address: 78 High St
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

ART CLASSES IN MAINE CITY

Eastport's Natural Beauty Makes It Choice of Grand Central School. In addition to a Summer session in this city, the Grand Central School of Art will open Summer classes on July 2 at Eastport, Me., to be conducted by George Pearse Ennis, a former pupil of William M Chase. Eastport has been selected for the Summer school because of its unspoiled landmarks, according to Edmund Graecen, President of the school, who calls the Maine resort the "Brittany of America." "Brittany has nothing to offer more interesting than the figures of the lobstermen and the boats and fishers of the sardine fleet," Mr Graecen declared."There is nothing in the Old World more fascinating than the town itself, with its rambling streets, its old homes, its quaint shacks and the drama of its waterfront." (Advertisement in the New York Times, 1928)


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1846/05/28 Gridley J F Bryant Architect Boynton High School is dedicated, used as a school until 1917.
1921/00/00 After being vacant for many years, Boynton High School is leased by the White Cloud Laundry between 1921 and 1926. The classrooms on the first floor are gutted and the interior features, including doors and radiators were removed and sold.
1927/00/00 Boynton High School becomes the home of the New York Summer Art School, part of the Grand Central Art School of Manhatten. The school is taught by Eastport summer resident George Pearse Ennis until his death in 1937.
1974/00/00 Boynton High School becomes the Eastport Town Hall.

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Particulars for Boynton High School, Former:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Art
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Business
Area of Significance Education
Criteria Exemplar
Architectural Style Italianate
Historic Use Meeting hall
Historic Use Professional
Historic Use School



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 11th April 2002

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Boynton High School, Former
Registry Address: 78 High St.
Registry Number: 02000351
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Local
Architect: Bryant, Gridley James Fox,
Architectural Style: Italianate
Contributing Buildings: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Architecture, Education, Art
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Significant Year: 1846, 1875, X 1888
Historic Function: Education, Social, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: School, Business, Meeting hall, Professional
Current Function: Government
Current Sub-Function: City Hall

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