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Hyde School
Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Hyde School

Also known as Lee Central School

On the National Register since 200422 years
Richardsonian RomanesqueListed 2004Lee
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Hyde School

Hyde School, at 100 High St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 4, 2004. It was among the first 6 of Lee’s 7 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture and education, at the local level. It describes its style as Richardsonian Romanesque, as it does for 64 other Massachusetts listings. The listing covers 3.5 acres.

What it isSchool in 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 · 139 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1894 to today

  1. 1894Built
  2. 2004Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 22 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 20 minutes

100 High St., Lee · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Hyde SchoolStart here
  2. 2Lee Lower Main Street Historic DistrictItalianate · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Hyde HouseGeorgian · Built 1792 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Lee StationVictorian · 0.3 mi on
Around it

1 more Register listing within 2 miles

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

StGolden Hill BridgeStructure1 mi

Memories of Hyde School

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Questions about Hyde School

Is Hyde School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 4, 2004 (Register number 04000566).

Is Hyde School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is The Mount, 2.4 miles away.

Can you visit Hyde 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 Hyde School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 139 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 63794252 · Wikidata · old views from Lee’s archive. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.