Robert C. Ingraham School, New Bedford

Name: Robert C. Ingraham School
Address: New Bedford, United States

#42 among attractions in New Bedford

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The Robert C. Ingraham School is a historic school building at 80 Rivet Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The three story brick Romanesque Revival building was built in 1901 to a design by local architect Samuel C. Hunt, who designed several other New Bedford school buildings. It was built on a site previously owned by the Potomska Mill Company and used for mill worker housing, and was named for the first librarian of the New Bedford Free Public Library. The building served the city as an elementary school until 1977, and was used for storage until 1992. From 1992 until 2006 it housed a preschool. ()

Built: 1901 (123 years ago)Coordinates: 41°37'14"N, 70°55'20"W

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Ward SixNew Bedford United States

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Robert C. Ingraham School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, New Bedford Whaling Museum, Effie M. Morrissey, The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum.

1.1 miN
Park, Historical place, National park
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, New Bedford
27 min walk • Nestled in the historic heart of New Bedford, Massachusetts, the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park offers a fascinating glimpse into the city's storied past as the world's preeminent whaling port during the 19th century.
1 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford
26 min walk • The New Bedford Whaling Museum stands as a testament to the historical significance of the whaling industry in New Bedford, Massachusetts, once heralded as the "Whaling Capital of the World." This museum is an essential visit for anyone interested in maritime history...
0.9 miN
Ship
Effie M. Morrissey, New Bedford
24 min walk • Effie M. Morrissey is a schooner skippered by Robert Bartlett that made many scientific expeditions to the Arctic, sponsored by American museums, the Explorers Club and the National Geographic Society. She also helped survey the Arctic for the United States Government during World War II.
0.7 miNW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum, New Bedford
20 min walk • The William Rotch Jr. House, now the Rotch–Jones–Duff House and Garden Museum, is a National Historic Landmark at 396 County Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in the United States. The three families whose names are attached to it were all closely tied to the city's nineteenth-century dominance of the whaling industry.
1 miN
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Historical place
Seamen's Bethel, New Bedford
26 min walk • The Seamen's Bethel is a chapel in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, located at 15 Johnny Cake Hill.
1.1 miE
State park, Beach, Outdoor activities
Fort Phoenix, New Bedford
28 min walk • Fort Phoenix is a former American Revolutionary War-era fort located at the entrance to the Fairhaven-New Bedford harbor, south of U.S. 6 in Fort Phoenix Park in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. The fort was originally built in 1775 without a name, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
0.6 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
New Bedford Fire Museum, New Bedford
15 min walk • The New Bedford Fire Museum is a local history museum at 51 Bedford Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. It is located in the 1867 Fire Station No. 4, the city's oldest surviving fire station.
0.8 miNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Palmer Island Light, New Bedford
21 min walk • Palmer Island Light Station is a historic lighthouse in New Bedford Harbor in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. The lighthouse was built in 1849 out of stone rubble.
0.9 miN
Church
New Bedford Meeting House, New Bedford
24 min walk • New Bedford Friends Meeting House, also known as New Bedford Friends Meeting, is a Quaker house of worship in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
1.1 miSE
Park, Gothic Revival architecture
Hazelwood Park, New Bedford
28 min walk • Hazelwood Park is a public park on Clark's Point in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The park occupies a plot of 23 acres on the west side of New Bedford's southern peninsula, between Rodney French Boulevard and Brock Avenue.
1 miN
Greek Revival architecture
United States Customhouse, New Bedford
27 min walk • The United States Customhouse is a historic and active custom house at 2nd and William Streets in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Architect Robert Mills designed the custom house in 1834 in a Greek Revival style. It has been used by the U.S.

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Which popular attractions are close to Robert C. Ingraham School?

Nearby attractions include St. John the Baptist Church, New Bedford (13 min walk), Griffin Street Cemetery, New Bedford (14 min walk), New Bedford Fire Museum, New Bedford (15 min walk), Howland Mill Village Historic District, New Bedford (17 min walk).

How to get to Robert C. Ingraham School by public transport?

The nearest stations to Robert C. Ingraham School:

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Kempton St. Stop • Lines: 9 (32 min walk)
Bedford towers stop • Lines: 9 (32 min walk)