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The former Maplewood School building is located in a residential area on Bridgeport's West Side, occupying part of a block between Linwood and Maplewood Avenues. It is a large two-story brick building, with a flat roof and modest Renaissance Revival styling. Second-story windows on its oldest
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The city of Bridgeport grew rapidly between 1880 and 1920, and undertook a massive building program to replace its aging one and two-room schoolhouses with modern schools. Built in 1892, Maplewood School replaced a one-room schoolhouse, and exemplifies thinking of the period for educational
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portion have rounded tops, and the main entrance is set recessed within a rounded-arch opening. The original building had eight classrooms around a central hall, which was doubled with the first addition and doubled again with construction of the annex.
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facilities, including graded classrooms, indoor plumbing, and heating. The building was designed by
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Accompanying 10 photos from 1989 (captions page 8 of text document)
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Maplewood School is located in Connecticut
Maplewood School is located in the United States
Bridgeport, Connecticut
41°10′43″N 73°12′34″W / 41.1785°N 73.2095°W / 41.1785; -73.2095
Longstaff & Hurd
Joseph W. Northrop
90000153
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Longstaff & Hurd
National Register of Historic Places
Longstaff & Hurd
Joseph W. Northrop
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History of Bridgeport, Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places listings in Bridgeport, Connecticut



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"National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Maplewood School / Grammar School No. 5"
Accompanying 10 photos from 1989 (captions page 8 of text document)
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