Caleb Barnum School
The Barnum School is a historic elementary school located on Barnum Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. It was designed by architect George W. Briggs and built in 1926 to replace a previous school on the site that had burned.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: School
- Description: historic school building in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as: “Barnum Elementary School” and “Barnum School”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Pleasant Cemetery and Old Colony History Museum.
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Cemetery
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Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Crocker, Cohannet, and Barnum Streets in Taunton, Massachusetts. Opened in 1836, but based on a family burial ground dating to the early 18th century, it is the fourth garden cemetery in the U.S. rural cemeteries, based on the early Victorian model of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mount Pleasant Cemetery is situated 1,100 feet west of Caleb Barnum School.
Old Colony History Museum
Museum
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The Old Colony History Museum is located at 66 Church Green in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Since 1926, the museum has occupied the historic former Bristol Academy school building. Old Colony History Museum is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Caleb Barnum School.
Winthrop Street Baptist Church
Place of worship
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Winthrop Street Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at 39 Winthrop Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. The Late Gothic Revival church was built in 1862 and was the second Baptist church built on the site. Winthrop Street Baptist Church is situated 2,200 feet north of Caleb Barnum School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taunton and Weir Village.
Taunton
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Taunton is a city in Massachusetts with a population of 59,000. It is nicknamed the "Silver City" for its tradition as a center of silversmithing, and the "Christmas City" for its festive Christmas displays on Taunton Green.
Weir Village
Suburb
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Weir Village is a village of the city of Taunton in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located approximately one mile south of the city center on the banks of the Taunton River, near the point where it becomes tidal.
Westville
Hamlet
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Westville is one of five primary historic neighborhoods of the city of Taunton, Massachusetts. Although these neighborhoods are not census-designated areas, they are municipally designated populated regions of the city. Westville is situated 2 miles west of Caleb Barnum School.
Caleb Barnum School
- Categories: school building and education
- Location: City of Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.89455° or 41° 53′ 40″ northLongitude
-71.09532° or 71° 5′ 43″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
87HCVWV3+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 358264383OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Caleb Barnum School” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مدرسة بارنوم”
- French: “Barnum School”
- Spanish: “Escuela Barnum”
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