School type Public Principal Tara Kohler Enrollment 674 (2007-08) Number of students 632 (2015–2016) | Established 1905 Grades 9-12 Phone +1 508-979-4052 Mascot Blue Devils | |
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Fairhaven High School and Academy is a historic school at 12 Huttleston Avenue in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. The school's main building, built in 1905, is also known as the "Castle on the Hill", and is one of the most ornately decorated high schools in the country.
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The school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. The building was donated in 1906 by Henry Huttleston Rogers, who was one of the key men in John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust.
The sports teams at the school are nicknamed the "Blue Devils" and the School colors are blue and white.
Campus
The high school campus is located on the north side of Huttleston Avenue (United States Route 6), a short way east of the Acushnet River and New Bedford Harbor. Its main building is a monumental masonry structure in an H-shaped layout, with two full stories, full basement, and a third floor and attic under its pitched slate roofs. It is predominantly brick, with an ashlar granite foundation and limestone belt courses. Designed by architect Charles Brigham, it is reminiscent of Tudor architecture with Gothic influences, with a picturesque roofline studded with gables topped by iron finials, and rich carved stonework including gargoyles, grotesques, and depictions of historic figures. A modern (1996) addition, designed by Flansburgh and Associates, is connected to the rear by a corridor.
Media appearances
Fairhaven High School has appeared on the reality TV Series, The Principal's Office on truTV.