Global InformationBrick Schoolhouse information
Brick Schoolhouse | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. Historic district Contributing property | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property | |
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| Location | Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Coordinates | 41°49′43″N 71°24′34″W / 41.82861°N 71.40944°W |
| Built | 1768 |
| Part of | College Hill Historic District (ID70000019) |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000038 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 5, 1972 |
| Designated NHLDCP | November 10, 1970 |
The Brick Schoolhouse (also known as the Meeting Street School) is a historic colonial school building at 24 Meeting Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. The structure is noted as the home of one of the first free schools in the United States and the first brick schoolhouse in the city of Providence. In 1828, the schoolhouse became the first public school to be open to African American children. Since the 1960s, the Providence Preservation Society has leased the structure from the city for use as a meeting hall.[2][3]
The Brick Schoolhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972; the building is also a contributing structure to the broader College Hill Historic District.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ NRHP nomination form
- ^ "The Brick School House // Guide to Providence Architecture". guide.ppsri.org. Retrieved 2021-04-27.