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Dearborn School
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National Register of Historic Places

Dearborn School

On the National Register since 200026 years
Beaux ArtsListed 2000Boston
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Dearborn School

Dearborn School, at 25 Ambrose St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 2, 2000. The Register lists it for its architecture and education, at the local level. It describes its style as Beaux Arts, as it does for 42 other Massachusetts listings. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isIn Boston, Massachusetts. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 110 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1905 to today

  1. 1905Built, designed by Edwin J. Lewis Jr.
  2. 2000Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 26 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

25 Ambrose St., Boston · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Dearborn SchoolStart here
  2. 2Greenville Street Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Hibernian HallPanel Brick · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Dudley Station Historic DistrictItalianate · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Goldsmith BlockClassical Revival · Built 1892 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

14 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DMount Pleasant Historic DistrictRomanesque0.2 miSEliot Burying GroundItalianate · Built 16350.2 miDGovernor Shirley Square Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBBerger FactoryVernacular0.3 miDAscension-Caproni Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miDMoreland Street Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.4 miBFrances and Isabella ApartmentsQueen Anne0.4 miBWilliam Brattle HouseGeorgian · Built 17270.4 miBBaker, Sarah J., SchoolBuilt 19050.5 mi★Shirley-Eustis HouseGeorgian · Built 17410.5 miBDillaway SchoolBuilt 18820.5 miDDouglass, Frederick, Square Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.5 miDLenox Street Apartments Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miDCamden Street Development Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi
More like it

Beaux Arts style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Beaux Arts.

Fenway-Boylston Street District1.2 mi away
Back Bay Historic District1.6 mi away
Boston Edison Electric Illuminating CompanyBuilt 1906 · 1.7 mi away
Leather District1.8 mi away

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Questions about Dearborn School

Is Dearborn School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 2, 2000 (Register number 00000871).

Is Dearborn School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Shirley-Eustis House, 0.5 miles away.

Can you visit Dearborn School?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Dearborn School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 110 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63796889 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.