Read School (Coventry, Rhode Island)
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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 Script error: No such module "convert". by Script error: No such module "convert"., 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.[1]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[2]
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Sign on the front of Read School
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- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- School buildings completed in 1831
- Educational institutions established in 1831
- Schools in Kent County, Rhode Island
- Buildings and structures in Coventry, Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Rhode Island