State Normal Training School
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Westfield, Massachusetts
State Normal Training School | |
 State Normal Training School | |
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| Location | 27 Washington St., Westfield, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°07′19″N 72°45′06″W / 42.122°N 72.7517°W |
| Built | 1899 |
| Architect | Gardner, Pyne & Gardner |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000769[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 7, 1983 |
The State Normal Training School is a historic training school building at 27 Washington Street in Westfield, Massachusetts. It was constructed in 1899 to provide a teaching facility for teachers-in-training who were students at the Westfield State Normal School (now Westfield State University), the second-oldest such school the nation. It was operated jointly by the normal school and the city of Westfield from 1900 until 1956, at which point it was converted into a regular elementary school. The city formally acquired the property in 1977 where it served as the city courthouse until 2012.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] The building now houses apartments, and is known in the community as Courthouse Square.
