Nathan Bishop Middle School

Photo by S. Moore

Constructed: 1929
PPS Most Endangered: 2007
Building Type: Institutional/ Public
Threat: Poor Public Policy

Designed by architects at the Office of the Commission of Public Buildings, Nathan Bishop School is an ample three-story, brick and limestone, Georgian Revival building with a flat roof and stripped classical detailing. Nathan Bishop was built as a junior high school in 1929, just as the northern part of the East Side underwent its most intensive development.

The school, which was closed a year ago, suffers from deferred maintenance and in the Facilities Master Plan for the Providence Public Schools, educational planner DeJONG recommended that it undergo a major renovation. However, an active group of parents and neighbors has formed and would like to see the current building demolished and a new school built in its place. An architect has been hired by the city to create options for renovation, rebuilding, or both.


Photo by Jack Gold


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