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Barnum School
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National Register of Historic Places

Barnum School

On the National Register since 198442 years
Georgian RevivalListed 1984Taunton
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Barnum School

Barnum School, at Barnum St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 5, 1984. The Register lists it for its education 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 Taunton MRA. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric school building in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. 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 · 5 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

Barnum St., Taunton · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Barnum SchoolStart here
  2. 2William Lawrence HouseSecond Empire · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Sarah A. Haskins HouseGreek Revival · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4St. Thomas Epsicopal ChurchGothic Revival · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Field, Albert, Tack CompanyItalianate · Built 1868 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

18 more Register listings within half a mile

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

SMount Pleasant CemeterySite0.2 miBJ.C. Bartlett HouseSecond Empire0.2 miBSamuel Colby HouseItalianate0.2 miBSamuel Washburn HouseItalian Villa0.2 miBLord-Baylies-Bennett HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBRhodes, M.M. and Sons Co.Building0.3 miBWinslow Congregational ChurchVictorian Gothic0.3 miBGeorge Dean HouseItalianate0.4 miBH.B. Lothrop StoreItalianate0.4 miBHenry G. Brownell HouseGeorgian Revival0.4 miBMcKinstrey HouseGeorgian0.4 miBWinthrop Street Baptist ChurchGothic Revival0.4 miBH.P. Thomas HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBAlfred Paull HouseSecond Empire · Built 18600.5 miBWashington SchoolItalianate0.5 miDChurch GreenGothic Revival0.5 miBUS Post Office-Taunton MainNeo-Classical0.5 miDTaunton Green Historic DistrictFederal0.5 mi
More like it

Georgian Revival style, nearby

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

Henry G. Brownell House0.4 mi away
Washington School0.5 mi away
Bristol County Courthouse Complex0.6 mi away
School Street School0.7 mi away

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Questions about Barnum School

Is Barnum School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 5, 1984 (Register number 84002088).

Is Barnum School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is H.H. Richardson Historic District of North Easton, 12.4 miles away.

Can you visit Barnum 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 Barnum School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 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 63789489 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.