Brick Schoolhouse

This article is about the historic building in Providence, RI. For the historic building in New Hampshire, see Brick Schoolhouse (Sharon, New Hampshire). For the civic building in Hancock County, Maine, see Brick School House.
Brick Schoolhouse
Brick Schoolhouse is located in Rhode Island
Brick Schoolhouse
Brick Schoolhouse is located in the United States
Brick Schoolhouse
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°49′43″N 71°24′34″W / 41.82861°N 71.40944°W / 41.82861; -71.40944
Built1768
Part ofCollege Hill Historic District (ID70000019)
NRHP reference No.72000038 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 5, 1972
Designated NHLDCPNovember 10, 1970

The Brick Schoolhouse (also known as the Meeting Street School) is a historic colonial school building at 24 Meeting Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. The structure is noted as the home of one of the first free schools in the United States and the first brick schoolhouse in the city of Providence. In 1828, the schoolhouse became the first public school to be open to African American children. Since the 1960s, the Providence Preservation Society has leased the structure from the city for use as a meeting hall.[2][3]

The Brick Schoolhouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972; the building is also a contributing structure to the broader College Hill Historic District.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ NRHP nomination form
  3. ^ "The Brick School House // Guide to Providence Architecture". guide.ppsri.org. Retrieved 2021-04-27.