Peirce School (also known as Old Peirce School), 88 Chestnut Street, corner of Austin Street, West Newton, Massachusetts, was built in 1895 and operated by the City of Newton Public Schools as an elementary school from 1895 until June, 1951. It originally served grades one through eight, but at the time of its closing, it was a kindergarten through sixth grade (K-6) school. It was listed December 6, 1979, in the National Register of Historic Places.
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