Rock Castle School, Webster

Name: Rock Castle School
Address: Webster, United States

#7 among attractions in Webster

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The Rock Castle School is a historic school building on Prospect Street in Webster, Massachusetts. The two story masonry building was built in 1871, and was Webster's second high school building. It served that purpose until 1905, after which it intermittently served a variety of public and private educational purposes until 1972. The building has Italianate styling, with high and narrow round-arch windows, and a projecting central pavilion that has a gable end with an oculus window. The building is predominantly light shades of polychrome granite, with brick quoining. ()

Built: 1871 (153 years ago)Architectural style: Renaissance revivalCoordinates: 42°3'13"N, 71°52'41"W

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Rock Castle School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Joseph Parish, St. Joseph Basilica, Thompson School, Civil War Memorial.

~1590 ftSE
Church
St. Joseph Parish, Webster
8 min walk • St. Joseph Parish is a Catholic parish in Webster, Massachusetts, located in the Diocese of Worcester. Founded in 1887, it was the first parish designated for Polish immigrants in New England.
~1570 ftSE
Church
St. Joseph Basilica, Webster
8 min walk • St. Joseph Basilica is a parish church in Webster, Massachusetts, founded in 1887 as the first Catholic parish designated for Polish immigrants in New England.
~1690 ftS
City hall
Thompson School, Webster
9 min walk • The Thompson School is a historic school building on Prospect Street in Webster, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story English Revival brick building was constructed in 1912–13 to a design by Walter F.
~1500 ftS
Memorial
Civil War Memorial, Webster
8 min walk • A Civil War Memorial stands in downtown Webster, Massachusetts in front of the town hall as one part of a series of war monuments called Honor Court.
0.8 miS
Museum, Greek Revival architecture
District Five Schoolhouse, Webster
20 min walk • The District Five Schoolhouse, also known as the Fenner Hill School, is a historic former school building at 449 School Street in Webster, Massachusetts.
0.5 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture
Eddy Block, Webster
12 min walk • The Eddy Block is a historic commercial building in Webster, Massachusetts. The three-story brick building was built by Lyman R. Eddy in 1878 on the site of a previous block which had been destroyed by fire.
0.5 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture
Shumway Block, Webster
13 min walk • The Shumway Block is a historic commercial building in Webster, Massachusetts. Built in 1887, it is a well-preserved local example of late Victorian commercial brick architecture, and has played a prominent role in the business economy of the Webster downtown's west end.
0.9 miSW
Church
St. Andrew Bobola Parish, Webster
25 min walk • St. Andrew Bobola Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Dudley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1963, it is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Worcester.

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Nearby attractions include Civil War Memorial, Webster (8 min walk), St. Joseph Basilica, Webster (8 min walk), St. Joseph Parish, Webster (8 min walk), Thompson School, Webster (9 min walk).