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	William Hooper School (Former)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	William Hooper School in 2009
Location	410 Meares Street; Wilmington, North Carolina
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1914
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	98000231
Added to NRHP	March 12, 1998

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William Hooper School is a historic building constructed in 1914 in Wilmington, North Carolina. It was designed by Joseph F. Leitner's firm and is described as being in a Classical Revival architecture style. It was built by Wallace & Osterman. Eliza Meares (1864-1926) was the school's first principal, serving from 1914 to 1925. The school closed in 1984 and in 1998 the building was converted to apartments for the elderly. It is named for William Hooper (1742-1790) of Boston, Massachusetts, who was a representative of North Carolina and signed the Declaration of Independence.^[2] It is located on Mears Street between South 4th and South 5th Streets and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ William Hooper School Warymarking.com

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] William Hooper School Warymarking.com

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-[[File:William Hooper School (Wilmington, NC).JPG|thumb|William Hooper School in 2009]]
+  | name = William Hooper School (Former)
-'''William Hooper School''' is a historic building constructed in 1914 in [[Wilmington, North Carolina]]. It was designed by [[Joseph F. Leitner]]'s firm and is described as being in a [[Classical Revival architecture]] style. It was built by Wallace & Osterman. Eliza Meares (1864-1926) was the school's first principle, serving from 1914 to 1925. The school closed in 1984 and in 1998 the building was converted to apartments for the elderly. It is named for [[William Hooper]] (1742-1790) of [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], who was a representative of North Carolina and signed the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>[http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6D38_William_Hooper_School_Wilmington_NC William Hooper School] Warymarking.com</ref> It is  located on Mears Street between South 4th and South 5th Streets and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
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+  | caption = William Hooper School in 2009
+  | location= 410 Meares Street<br />[[Wilmington, North Carolina]]
+  | lat_degrees = 34
+  | lat_minutes = 13
+  | lat_seconds = 17
+  | lat_direction = N
+  | long_degrees = 77
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+  | long_seconds = 34
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+  | coord_display = inline,title
+  | locmapin = North Carolina
+  | built = 1914
+  | architect OR builder = Joseph F. Leitner; Wallace & Osterman
+  | architecture = Classical Revival
+  | added = March 12, 1998
+  | area = {{convert|1|acre}}
+  | governing_body = Private
+  | refnum = 98000231<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
+}}
+'''William Hooper School''' is a historic building constructed in 1914 in [[Wilmington, North Carolina]]. It was designed by [[Joseph F. Leitner]]'s firm and is described as being in a [[Classical Revival architecture]] style. It was built by Wallace & Osterman. Eliza Meares (1864-1926) was the school's first principal, serving from 1914 to 1925. The school closed in 1984 and in 1998 the building was converted to apartments for the elderly. It is named for [[William Hooper]] (1742-1790) of [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], who was a representative of North Carolina and signed the [[Declaration of Independence]].<ref>[http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6D38_William_Hooper_School_Wilmington_NC William Hooper School] Warymarking.com</ref> It is  located on Mears Street between South 4th and South 5th Streets and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
 ==References==
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+{{National Register of Historic Places}}
+[[Category:Buildings and structures in Wilmington, North Carolina]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina]]
+[[Category:Classical Revival architecture in North Carolina]]
+[[Category:Former school buildings]]
+[[Category:School buildings completed in 1914]]
+{{NorthCarolina-NRHP-stub}}

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