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Intermediate Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Intermediate Building

Also known as First Wellesley High School

On the National Register since 198145 years
Listed 1981Wellesley
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About Intermediate Building

Intermediate Building, at 324 Washington St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 27, 1981. It was among the first 3 of Wellesley’s 9 listings. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the local level.

What it isBuilding in 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 · 23 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1894 to today

  1. 1894Built, designed by Hartwell and Richardson
  2. 1981Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 45 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 10 minutes

324 Washington St., Wellesley · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Intermediate BuildingStart here
  2. 2Elm Park and Isaac Sprague Memorial TowerColonial Revival · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Wellesley Hills Branch LibraryColonial Revival · Built 1927 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

16 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

BWellesley Farms Railroad StationRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18300.9 miBWellesley Town HallBuilt 18821.2 miBWilliam Curtis HouseGreek Revival · Built 18391.3 miDGlen Road Historic DistrictColonial1.3 miDFuller Brook ParkDistrict1.4 miSWellesley Congregational Church and CemeterySite1.4 miBSt. Mary's Church and CemeteryFederal · Built 18131.4 miDNewton Lower Falls Historic DistrictGreek Revival1.4 miBRobert Fuller HouseFirst Period · Built 17071.5 miBEdward Peirce House-Henderson House of Northeastern UniversityTudor Revival · Built 19251.5 miBEaton-Moulton MillBuilt 18531.5 miBWare Paper MillBuilt 17901.5 miDSudbury Aqueduct Linear DistrictVictorian1.9 miBTownsend HouseBuilt 17201.9 miBIsrael Whitney HouseFederal · Built 18302 miBDavis Mills HouseVernacular · Built 18342 mi

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Questions about Intermediate Building

Is Intermediate Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 27, 1981 (Register number 81000112).

Is Intermediate Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is The Parsonage, 3.4 miles away.

Can you visit Intermediate Building?

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 Intermediate Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 23 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 63796326 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.