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Location	Central Falls, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°53′4″N 71°23′38″W / 41.88444°N 71.39389°W / 41.88444; -71.39389
Built	1881
Part of	South Central Falls Historic District (ID91000025)
MPS	Central Falls MRA
NRHP reference No.	79000004
Added to NRHP	April 6, 1979
Designated CP	January 31, 1991

The Central Street School is an historic school building located at 379 Central Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island. This 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame building was built by the city in 1881 to meet burgeoning demand for education brought about by the success of the local mills. The building is cruciform in shape, with Italianated hooded entrances at opposited ends of the east–west axis of the building. Each floor houses two classrooms.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
"Historic Resources of Central Falls (PDF page 23)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved July 16, 2014.

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Area	South Central Falls Historic District
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