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Somerville High School
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National Register of Historic Places

Somerville High School

Also known as Somerville Town Hall; Somerville City Hall

On the National Register since 198937 years
Georgian RevivalListed 1989Somerville
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About Somerville High School

Somerville High School, at 93 Highland St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 18, 1989. The Register lists it for its town planning and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Georgian Revival, as it does for 135 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Somerville MPS. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isRathaus in Massachusetts, United States of America. 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 · 7 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1852 to today

  1. 1852Built, designed by Ritchie, Parsons & Taylor; Isaac Melvin
  2. 1989Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 37 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

93 Highland St., Somerville · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Somerville High SchoolStart here
  2. 2The HighlandRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 1892 · next door
  3. 3George Loring HouseShingle Style · Built 1895 · next door
  4. 4Wright HouseQueen Anne · Built 1895 · next door
  5. 5Parker-Burnett HouseItalianate · Built 1873 · next door
Around it

42 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BFirst Universalist ChurchItalian Romanesque · Built 19160.1 miBHouse at 42 Vinal AvenueShingle Style · Built 18840.2 miBHouse at 49 Vinal AvenueShingle · Built 18950.2 miBLangmaid BuildingSecond Empire · Built 18890.2 miBCentral LibrarySecond Renaissance Revival · Built 19140.2 miBFirst Unitarian ChurchRichardsonian Romanesque Revival · Built 18940.2 miBWalter S. and Melissa E. Barnes HouseStick Style · Built 18900.2 miBSamuel Gaut HouseItalianate · Built 18500.2 miBSusan Russell HouseGreek Revival · Built 18300.2 miBRobert Munroe HouseGreek Revival · Built 18490.3 miBLouville Niles HouseQueen Anne · Built 18900.3 miBLouville V. Niles HouseQueen Anne · Built 18900.3 miBHouse at 16-18 Preston RoadColonial Revival · Built 19100.3 miDHollander BlocksQueen Anne0.3 miBAlexander Foster HouseItalian Villa · Built 18600.3 miBH. Warren HouseSecond Empire · Built 18700.3 miBHouse at 21 Dartmouth StreetQueen Anne · Built 18900.3 miBPeter and Oliver Tufts HouseGeorgian · Built 17140.3 mi
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BOtis-Wyman HouseQueen Anne · Built 18830.3 miBSomerville Journal BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 18940.4 miDBow Street Historic DistrictRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBA. L. Lovejoy HouseSecond Empire · Built 18710.4 miBJames H. Brooks HouseSecond Empire · Built 18800.4 miBS. E. Brackett HouseSecond Empire · Built 18800.4 miBThe GrandviewColonial Revival · Built 18930.4 miDWestwood Road Historic DistrictShingle Style0.4 miBLemuel Snow Jr. HouseQueen Anne · Built 18900.4 miBC. C. Crowell HouseQueen Anne · Built 18900.4 miBF. G. Williams HouseItalianate · Built 18600.4 miBElisha Hopkins HouseItalianate · Built 18670.4 miBHouse at 5 Prospect HillQueen Anne · Built 18860.5 miBCharles Williams HouseItalianate · Built 18480.5 miBCarr, Martin W., SchoolRenaissance · Built 18980.5 miDSpring Hill Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 miBJoseph K. James HouseQueen Anne · Built 18930.5 miBHouse at 35 Temple StreetGeorgian · Built 17650.5 miBAmos Keyes HouseLate Greek Revival · Built 18600.5 miBAdams, Charles-Woodbury Locke HouseGreek Revival · Built 18400.5 miBLangmaid TerraceQueen Anne · Built 18920.5 miBDowner Rowhouses (Adams Street)Second Empire · Built 18800.5 miBDowner Rowhouses (Central Street)Second Empire0.5 miBBroadway Winter Hill Congregational ChurchShingle Style · Built 18900.5 mi
More like it

Georgian Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Georgian Revival.

Harvard Square Historic District1.4 mi away
Cambridge Common Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)1.4 mi away
Follen Street Historic District1.4 mi away
Gray Gardens East and West Historic District1.5 mi away

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Questions about Somerville High School

Is Somerville High School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 18, 1989 (Register number 89001261).

Is Somerville High School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is William Morris Davis House, 0.9 miles away.

Can you visit Somerville High 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 Somerville High School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 7 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 63791658 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.