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Nursing home turned charter school opens in Dorchester, Mass.

Nursing home turned charter school opens in Dorchester, Mass.


August 11, 2010
This article first appeared in the 200906 issue of BD+C.

Cambridge, Mass.-based HMFH Architects spearheaded the design for the conversion of a former nursing home in Dorchester, Mass., to learning and community space for the Neighborhood House Charter School. The pre-K—8 school has two classrooms for each elementary grade level, clusters of middle school classrooms, a cafeteria, media center, and art, computer, music and science classrooms.

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