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Dillaway School
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National Register of Historic Places

Dillaway School

On the National Register since 198046 years
Listed 1980Boston
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About Dillaway School

Dillaway School, at 16-20 Kenilworth St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 9, 1980. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the local level. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric school building in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 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 · 41 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1882 to today

  1. 1882Built, designed by George Albert Clough
  2. 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 46 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

16-20 Kenilworth St., Boston · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Dillaway SchoolStart here
  2. 2Dudley Station Historic DistrictItalianate · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Hibernian HallPanel Brick · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Greenville Street Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Mount Pleasant Historic DistrictRomanesque · 0.2 mi on
Around it

17 more Register listings within half a mile

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

D1767 MilestonesDistrict0.2 miDSt. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church ComplexSecond Empire0.3 miDRoxbury Highlands Historic DistrictColonial0.3 miBEdward Everett Hale HouseGreek Revival · Built 18410.3 miBGoldsmith BlockClassical Revival · Built 18920.3 miBBerger FactoryVernacular0.3 mi★William Lloyd Garrison HouseBuilding0.4 miBAlvah Kittredge HouseGreek Revival · Built 18360.4 miSEliot Burying GroundItalianate · Built 16350.4 miBWilliam Brattle HouseGeorgian · Built 17270.4 miSRoxbury High FortSite0.5 miBMalcolm X-Ella Little Collins HouseBuilt 18740.5 miDMoreland Street Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.5 miBDearborn SchoolBeaux Arts · Built 19050.5 miDAscension-Caproni Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miDDouglass, Frederick, Square Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.5 miDLower Roxbury Historic DistrictRenaissance0.5 mi

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Questions about Dillaway School

Is Dillaway School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 9, 1980 (Register number 80001683).

Is Dillaway School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is William Lloyd Garrison House, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Dillaway 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 Dillaway School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 41 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 63796901 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.