Reay E. Sterling Middle School
South Junior High School | |
| Location | 444 Granite St., Quincy, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°14′24″N 71°0′59″W / 42.24000°N 71.01639°W |
| Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Shepard & Stearns |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Quincy MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001343[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 20, 1989 |
The South~West Middle School, formerly the South Junior High School and Reay E. Sterling Middle School, is a state of the art school building at 444 Granite Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is part of the Quincy Public Schools.
The original school was in a Classical Revival style building designed by Shepard & Stearns and built in 1927. Prior to its demolition it was the best preserved of three junior high schools built by the city in the 1920s. It was a large U-shaped two-story brick building, with a flat roof and a raised basement. Its main facade was symmetrical, with slightly projecting end pavilions and a central entry pavilion.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] It was demolished in 2019 a month after the new school, behind the old building, was opened.[3]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for South Junior High School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ "It's the beginning of the end for Quincy's Sterling Middle School," The Patriot Ledger, July 12, 2019. Accessed June 23, 2025.