Abiel Smith School
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The Abiel Smith School is a historic 19th-century Boston school building recognized as one of the first public schools in the United States built specifically for African American children.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American history site
ⓘ
historic school building ⓘ public school building ⓘ |
| architect | Richard Upjohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Greek Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African American civil rights history in Boston
ⓘ
struggle for equal public education ⓘ |
| builtFor | African American children ⓘ |
| builtIn | 1834 ⓘ |
| category |
African-American history in Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Defunct schools in Massachusetts ⓘ Museums in Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| city |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| constructionStartYear | 1834 ⓘ |
| contributingPropertyOf | Boston African American National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
administrative offices of Museum of African American History
ⓘ
exhibition space ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fundedBy | bequest of Abiel Smith ⓘ |
| governingBody | Museum of African American History, Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of a National Historic Landmark district ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | Museum of African American History, Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abiel Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | African Meeting House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Beacon Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property ⓘ |
| onRegister | National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedAsSchool | 1835 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Boston School Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | public elementary school for African American children ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boston African American National Historic Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Museum of African American History, Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Historic Landmark contributing property ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the first public schools in the United States built specifically for African American children ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 46 Joy Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
African American education
ⓘ
abolitionist movement in Boston ⓘ |
| use |
museum building
ⓘ
school for African American children ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.