Jefferson School, Weymouth

Name: Jefferson School
Address: Weymouth, United States

#12 among attractions in Weymouth

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The Jefferson School is a historic school at 200 Middle Street in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The Queen Anne style school was designed by Shepard S. Woodcock and was built in 1889. The four-room schoolhouse is a variant of the Washington School, built in 1887. In contrast to the latter school, this one has more symmetrical massing, but is decorated with scalloped shingles and a porch with elaborate woodwork. It is topped by an octagonal clock tower with cupola. ()

Built: 1889 (135 years ago)Architectural style: Queen Anne style architectureCoordinates: 42°13'0"N, 70°56'12"W

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Weymouth (East Weymouth)Weymouth United States

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Jefferson School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: South Shore Plaza, Loring Hall Cinema, Braintree Municipal Golf Course, USS Salem.

4.4 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
South Shore Plaza, Braintree
114 min walk • South Shore Plaza is a shopping mall in Braintree, Massachusetts, owned by Simon Property Group. It is near the Braintree Split interchange, off the I-93 / US 1 and Route 37 junction.
3 miNE
Theater
Loring Hall Cinema, Hingham
77 min walk • Loring Hall Cinema is a historic building located in downtown Hingham, Massachusetts. The cinema was originally opened in 1852 as a meeting hall with the intent to provide the town with a suitable building for lectures, picnics, and social meetings of all kinds.
4 miW
42°11'46"N • 71°0'38"W
Braintree Municipal Golf Course, Braintree
103 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
2.5 miNW
Naval museum on a heavy cruiser ship
USS Salem, Quincy
65 min walk • USS Salem is a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser completed for the United States Navy shortly after World War II and commissioned in 1949. The second ship of her class, she was the world's last heavy cruiser to enter service and the last remaining. She was decommissioned in 1959 after serving in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
2.5 miNW
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum, Quincy
65 min walk • The United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum is a private non-profit museum in Quincy, Massachusetts featuring USS Salem, a heavy cruiser docked at the former Fore River Shipyard where she was laid down in 1945.
1.2 miNW
42°13'57"N • 70°56'44"W
Abigail Adams House, Weymouth
30 min walk • Historical place, Museum
2.1 miW
Park
Pond Meadow Park, Weymouth
53 min walk • Pond Meadow Park is a 320 acres multi use park located between the towns of Braintree and Weymouth in Massachusetts. It has a 20 acres pond and dam that provide floodplain protection to the nearby Weymouth Landing Area.
1.3 miN
Park
Great Esker Park, Weymouth
33 min walk • Great Esker Park consists mostly of a geological formation known as an esker formed by a glacier 12,000 years ago. It is along the Weymouth Back River in Weymouth and across the river from Bare Cove Park in Hingham.
3 miS
Church
Old South Union Church, Weymouth
76 min walk • The Old South Union Church is a congregational church in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The white clapboarded church is a replica of an 1853–54 building that was destroyed by fire in 1989.
3 miNW
42°14'59"N • 70°58'31"W
Baypointe Marina, Quincy
77 min walk • Sailing, Marina
2.5 miNW
Bridge
Fore River Bridge, Weymouth
63 min walk • The Fore River Bridge spans the Weymouth Fore River between Quincy and Weymouth, Massachusetts. The total length of the bridge including the approaches is 2,216 feet.

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East Weymouth (20 min walk)