Front entrance to Johnson School taken from the inside.

ID: 978 ~ Source: Courtesy of the North Adams Historical Society.
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Front entrance to Johnson School taken from the inside.
This file appears in: Johnson School

By Ann Leonesio
The building of Johnson School began in 1896 and it was completed the following year. When it officially opened in September 1897, 313 students entered its doors. Grade 6 (41 students) and grade 5 (83 students) were each divided into two rooms…