Inventory No: FLR.221

Historic Name: Borden, N. B. School

Common Name: Girls Vocational High School

Address: 43 Morgan St

City/Town: Fall River

Village/Neighborhood:

Local No: I-8-26

Year Constructed: c 1868

Architect(s):

Architectural Style(s): Second Empire

Use(s): Public School

Significance: Architecture; Education

Area(s): FLR.AS: Fall River Multiple Resource Area

Designation(s):Nat'l Register MRA (02/16/1983); Nat'l Register IndividualProperty (02/16/1983)

Building Materials(s): Wall: Brick; Brown Stone

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has converted this paper record to digital format as part of ongoingprojects to scan records of the Inventory of Historic Assets of the Commonwealth and National Register of HistoricPlaces nominations for Massachusetts. Efforts are ongoing and not all inventory or National Register records related tothis resource may be available in digital format at this time.

The MACRIS database and scanned files are highly dynamic; new information is added daily and both databaserecords and related scanned files may be updated as new information is incorporated into MHC files. Users shouldnote that there may be a considerable lag time between the receipt of new or updated records by MHC and theappearance of related information in MACRIS. Users should also note that not all source materials for the MACRISdatabase are made available as scanned images. Users may consult the records, files and maps available in MHC'spublic research area at its offices at the State Archives Building, 220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, open M-F, 9-5.

Users of this digital material acknowledge that they have read and understood the MACRIS Information and Disclaimer(http://mhc-macris.net/macrisdisclaimer.htm)

Data available via the MACRIS web interface, and associated scanned files are for information purposes only. THE ACT OF CHECKING THISDATABASE AND ASSOCIATED SCANNED FILES DOES NOT SUBSTITUTE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE ORFEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. IF YOU ARE REPRESENTING A DEVELOPER AND/OR A PROPOSED PROJECT THAT WILLREQUIRE A PERMIT, LICENSE OR FUNDING FROM ANY STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY YOU MUST SUBMIT A PROJECT NOTIFICATIONFORM TO MHC FOR MHC'S REVIEW AND COMMENT. You can obtain a copy of a PNF through the MHC web site (www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc)under the subject heading "MHC Forms."

Commonwealth of MassachusettsMassachusetts Historical Commission

220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc

This file was accessed on: Friday, June 21, 2019 at 11:20 AM

FLR.221

F O R M B - B U I L D I N G In Area no. Form no.

Town Fall River, Ma.

Address 43 Morgan St.

Name N.B. Borden School

Present use school

•i i„.,.;! ;••! , , Present owner city of Fall River

Description: 1867-8

- ^ — — — ^ ^ Date

4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north.

Source Atlas/City Documents

Style Second Empire

Architect

Exterior wail fabric pressed brick w/ brownstone trim

Outbuildings (describe) Center bay blocked forward

Other features w / brownstone entrance motif. Brownstone beltcourses, in¬ cised lintels, shed-roofed dormers w/ paired arch-topped lintels.

Altered_

Moved

Date

Date

5. Lot size: 43,170 sq. ft.

One acre or less X Over one acre

Approximate frontage

N

Approximate distance of building from street

6. Recorded by Patricia Giza

Organization F.R.O.H.P.

Date November 198 0

(over)

MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston

FLR.221

7. Original owner (if known) City of Fall River

Original use School

Subsequent uses (if any) and dates

8. Themes (check as many as applicable)

Conservation Recreation Education x Religion Exploration/ Science/ settlement invention

Industry Social/ Military humanitarian Political Transportation

9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) The building is a handsome Second Empire School building with mansard roof and walls of red pressed brick. It is the key structure for the "Ridge Street subsection" of the Corky Row neighborhood, which stretches several blocks to the south of it.

Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural ' The Arts Commerce Communication Community development

Built as the N.B. Borden School, this was one of a group of schools built in Fall River during the 1868-79 peak prosperity, and those schools followed the 1863 abolition of the earlier system of district schools. The school had great influence in training the early civic and industrial leaders of Fall River. The first principal was George W. Bronson, 1869. There were a series of four single-story frame cottages, used as class rooms and heated by stoves, across the rear of this lot behind (south of) the school.

The school was later the location of the girls' division of the Diman Vocational School, a part-time system of practical education which offered courses in manual training to men and boys; and in home management and nursing to girls. (In 1919 a statute passed requiring 14 yr. old applicants for employment to demonstrate 6th grade-level skills instead of 4th grade level. Cities then were required to provide 4 hours of school a week for 14-16 year olds who were employed 6 or more hours a day. Since so many of Fall River's children were employed, these requirements augmented attendance at the Vocational Schools.) ( S e e continuation sheet)

10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) City Documents 1860-1869 : Morgan St. Schoolhouse, cost.to build $17,008.21. No mention of architect. Built in 1867, occupied in 1868.

Phillips History of Fall River p. 76

FLR.221

INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATIC SHEET

MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, Boston

i Community:

Fall River, Mass.

[Property Name: N.B. Borden School

Indicate each item on inventory form which is being continued below.

Continuation of Historical Significance (#9)

The N.B, School is the oldest school in Fall River still in continuous use; it is also the only surviving example of a^brick mansard. Architecturally distinguished, this school played a significant role in the education of the city's early civic & industrial leaders? it meets Criteria A & C of the National Register,

Stap je to Inven to ry form at bo t t

U n i t e d S t a t e s D e p a r t m e n t o\ i e I n t e r i o r

H e r i t a g e C o n s e r v a t i o n a n d R e c r e a t i o n S e r v i c e

Continuation s h e e t 5 1 Item number 7

FLR.221

[ Tor HCRS use only%

t " v ^ . j . ^ >^ ^>~" ™ 1

I date entered i

P a g e

NAME:

LOCATION:

OWNER(S):

DESCRIPTION:

DATE:

SIGNIFICANCE:

ACREAGE:

VHD:

N. B. Borden School

43 Morgan Street Fall River, Mass. 02721

City of Fall River, Mass. Mayor Carlton M. Viveiros One Government Center Fall River, Mass. 02722

See 'B1 Form -- attached

1867-1868

See 'B' Form - attached

43,170 sq. ft.

Assessor's Plat 1-8, Lot 1

UTM:

3afti©raal Register @f E-HBsftoirBc Plaices 0 n v e mi t <a r y— M o m m i n a 11 © bu F © r. *ra

ft w

'RlC&E ST- V WHIPPLE

N o t e : T h e r e w e r e a s e r i e s o f f o u r s i n g l e - s t o r y f r a m e c o t t a g e s , u s e d a s c l a s s r o o m s a n d h e a t e d b y s t o v e s , a c r o s s t h e r e a r o f t h i s l o t b e h i n d ( s o u t h o f ) t h e s c h o o l .

In Area no. F o r m no. p . Z £

1. Town F a l l R i v e r Address " M o r g a n S t r e e t Name G i r l s V o c a t i o n a l H i g h S c h o o l

( M o r g a n S t . S c h o o l ; N . B . B o r d e n P r e s e n t use q r h n n l S c h o o l

P r e s e n t owner c.ity n f F a l l R i v e r 3 . Descript ion: 2 s t o r y $ m a n s a r d i n s t i t u * , i , t i o n a l . b i d s y s g . . i n p l a n . b a ­s i c a l l y 3 b a y s w i d e w / c e n t e r e n t r a n c t

D a t e 1 86R S o u r c e v / a ; S a n b o r n Atlas

Style S e c o n d E m p i r e Archi tec t Ex te r io r wall fabric Outbuildings (describe) n o n e

-pressed-hxi.

s t o n e t r i m

Other features b l o c k e d - f o r w a r d , r . t . r . h a y w, a l l b r o w n s t o n e e n t r a n c e m o t i :

B r o w n s t o n e i n t e r f l o o r b e l t x a u r s e _ s _ . , b r o w n s t o n e i n c i s e d l i n t e l s , s h e d - r o o f e ( d o r m e r s w / p a i r e d a r r . h - t o p p e d l i n t e l s . Al tered n n t s i g n i f . Moved no

Date Date

5. Lot s ize: One ac r e or l e s s x Over one ac r e Approximate frontage s c h o o l o c c u p i e s f u l l h a l f o f b l o c k § i s 3 7 ' w i d e i t s e l f Approximate d is tance of building from s t r e e t

c . 4 0 '

6. Recorded by E l l e n R o s e b r o c k Organizat ion P r e s e r v a t i o n P a r t n e r s h i p Date 1 0 / 3 / 7 7

(over)

37M-7-77

7. Original owner (if known) C i t y o f F a l l R i v e r Original use s c h o o l , g i r l s ' v o c a t i o n a l s c h o o l Subsequent uses (if any) and da tes

8. Themes (check a s many as applicable) Conservat ion Recrea t ion Education y Religion Exp lora t ion / S c i e n c e /

se t t lement invention Industry Soc ia l / Mil i tary humani tar ian Pol i t ica l Transpor ta t ion 9. His to r ica l significance (include explanation of t hemes checked above)

The b u i l d i n g i s a h a n d s o m e S e c o n d E m p i r e S c h o o l b u i l d i n g w i t h , m a n s a r d r o o f a n d w a l l s o f r e d p r e s s e d b r i c k . I t i s t h e k e y s t r u c t u r e f o r t h e " R i d g e S t r e e t s u b s e c t i o n " o f t h e C o r k y Row n e i g h b o r h o o d , > w h i c h s t r e t c h e s s e v e r a l b l o c k s t o t h e s o u t h o f i t . * B u i l t a s t h e N . B . B o r d e n S c h o o l , t h i s was o n e o f a g r o u p o f s c h o o l s b u i l t i n F a l l R i v e r d u r i n g t h e 1 8 6 8 - 7 9 p e a k p r o s p e r i t y , a n d t h o s e s c h o o l s f o l l o w e d t h e 1 8 6 3 a b o l i t i o n o f t h e e a r l i e r s y s t e m o f d i s t r i c t s c h o o l s . The s c h o o l was l a t e r t h e l o c a t i o n o f t h e g i r l s ' d i v i s i o n o f t h e Diman V o c a t i o n a l S c h o o l , a p a r t - t i m e s y s t e m o f p r a c t i c a l e d u c a t i o n w h i c h o f f e r e d c o u r s e s i n m a n u a l t r a i n i n g t o men a n d b o y s ; a n d i n home m a n a g e m e n t a n d n u r s i n g t o g i r l s . ( I n 1 9 1 9 a s t a t u t e p a s s e d r e q u i r i n g 14 y r . o l d a p p l i c a n t s f o r e m p l o y m e n t t o d e m o n s t r a t e 6 t h g r a d e - l e v e l s k i l l s i n s t e a d o f 4 t h g r a d e l e v e l . C i t i e s t h e n w e r e r e q u i r e d t o p r o v i d e 4 h o u r s o f s c h o o l a w e e k f o r 1 4 - 1 6 y e a r o l d s who w e r e e m p l o y e d 6 o r m o r e h o u r s a d a y . S i n c e s o many o f F a l l R i v e r ' s c h i l d r e n w e r e e m p l o y e d , t h e s e r e q u i r e m e n t s a u g m e n t e d a t t e n d a n c e a t t h e V o c a t i o n a l S c h o o l s . )

0. Bibliography a n d / o r r e f e r ences (such as local h i s to r i e s , deeds , a s s e s s o r ' s r e c o r d s , e a r l y maps , e t c . )

Tax a s s e s s o r ' s r e c o r d s ; 1 8 8 3 A t l a s , B i r d ' s Eye V i e w o f 1 8 7 7 ; A . S . P h i l l i p s , P h i l l i p s H i s t o r y o f F a l l R i v e r , v o l . 2 .

Aboriginal Agr icu l tu ra l Arch i t ec tu ra l The Ar t s C o m m e r c e Communicat ion Community development