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Turner School

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Built
  
1898

NRHP Reference #
  
15000934

Architect
  
Bradley & Carpenter

Added to NRHP
  
December 29, 2015

Turner School

Location
  
1410 Broadway, Rockford, Illinois

Architectural style
  
Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, Romanesque Revival

The Turner School is a historic school building located at 1410 Broadway in Rockford, Illinois. The school was built in 1898; it was named for city alderman J.M. Turner. Rockford architectural firm Bradley & Carpenter designed the school in a combination of three popular contemporary architectural styles: Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, and Richardsonian Romanesque. The two-and-a-half story building is built from brick with a limestone foundation and a hipped roof. The main entrance is on the south side; the arched entrance is located within a projecting bay with a gabled pediment. The building's roof includes an octagonal cupola and gabled dormers.

After the school closed, the building served as an abortion clinic from 1973 until 2011. In 2015, the building was approved for use as a police station.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 29, 2015.

References

Turner School Wikipedia


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