North Cambridge Catholic High School
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Cristo Rey Boston High School, formerly North Cambridge Catholic High School, is a private
Private school
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, Roman Catholic high school
High school
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 in Boston, Massachusetts.

The address of the school is 100 Savin Hill Avenue, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts.

History

Designed by renowned architect Aaron H. Gould, NCC was built in the Renaissance Reliable style. This building was one of five elementary schools constructed by the city between 1890 and
1900. This structure and that of those built during this time period are marked by some key characteristics, which include large eight foot by four foot windows to emit natural light.
Also there is a hipped roof structure to allow for an assembly hall on the third floor. The spreading building footprint is to accommodate spacious classroom size. Construction started in 1896 and was completed in 1898. The building has 35,000 square feet of class room and floor space. Named the Ellis School in honor of a city School Board Member. Renovated in 1921 and purchased by St. John's The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church and operated as its high school. In 1951 it was independently opened as North Cambridge Catholic High School. In 2004, the school became a part of the Cristo Rey Network
Cristo Rey Network
The Cristo Rey Network comprises 25 high schools that provide a quality, Catholic, college preparatory education to urban young people who live in communities with limited educational options...

 the original being Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago
Chicago
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. In 2010, the school moved to Dorchester
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large...

in order to better serve students that lived near Dorchester rather than having them commute to Cambridge. Upon moving, the school became Cristo Rey Boston High School.

The old 3-Story NCC building was sold on September 17, 2010 for 3.6 million dollars to Somerville resident Dr. Mouhab Z. Rizkallah, an orthodontist. The building underwent Cambridge Historical Landmark status in December 2010. It is located in a Residence B Zone, and is being converted into residential apartments.

Prominent graduates of NCC High School include Dr. Ruth Marguerite Easterling MD (Director of Laboratories, Cambridge City Hospital). and Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (US Congressman).

THE CARR SCHOOL: Only a few miles away, and also in 1898, Aaron H. Gould designed and managed the construction of a similar, but significantly smaller, school for the City of Somerville. The building is located at 25 Atherton Street, and was known as the Carr School. That school underwent condominium conversion in the 1980s.

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