Read School (Coventry, Rhode Island)

The Read School is a historic schoolhouse at 1670 Flat River Road in Coventry, Rhode Island, United States. Built around 1831, it is one of the oldest, and the best-preserved, of Coventry's 19th-century schoolhouses. It is a rectangular wood-frame structure measuring 18 feet (5.5 m) by 24 feet (7.3 m), with a gable roof. The south side, its main facade, has a pair of doors under a ten-light transom window and a shallow entry cover. Above this is a round window, a detail echoed on the north side. It served the town as a school until 1951, and was then used for storage. It is now leased by the town to the Coventry Historical Society, who conduct tours and hold meetings there.[2]

Read School
Front of Read School
Read School (Coventry, Rhode Island) is located in Rhode Island
Read School (Coventry, Rhode Island)
Read School (Coventry, Rhode Island) is located in the United States
Read School (Coventry, Rhode Island)
LocationCoventry, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°42′13″N 71°35′50″W / 41.70355°N 71.59728°W / 41.70355; -71.59728
Built1831
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.02000231[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 2002

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Read School" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
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