Built in 1909, it is a fine local example of vernacular Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, designed by one of the city's most prominent architects of the period.

On the first floor, the main entrance occupies the center four bays, recessed in a large round-arch opening.

[2] The school was built in 1909, and was the first large-scale commission of Frank Lyman Austin, one of Burlington's leading architects of the early 20th century.

It was built to satisfy the then-current ideas about the fireproofing of school buildings, and the need for each classroom to have adequate natural lighting.

The neighborhood it served had in the 1890s seen significant growth due to the construction of a textile mill.