George R. Martin Elementary School

George R. Martin Elementary School
Location
445 Cole St.
Seekonk, MA 02771
Information
Type Public
Opened 1968
School district Seekonk Public Schools
Principal Kevin Madden
Grades K-5
Mascot Eagles
Nickname Martin School
Website School website

George R. Martin Elementary School is an elementary school in Seekonk, Massachusetts. It serves the K-5 student population of the town located south of Route 44.

The building is named for donor George Rutherford Martin (1877-1961). Martin was a Shipping Foreman at the Universal Winding Company in East Providence. He left $135,000 in his will to the town of Seekonk for the building of a school, which was built on land purchased from the Kent family.[1]

References

  1. "Who was George R. Martin?". George R. Martin Elementary. Retrieved 6 June 2014. He made his will and he and Lena donated $135,000 to the town of Seekonk to be used for building construction. The town of Seekonk had purchased the 26.2 acre farm containing a house, a barn and two silos from Alfred G. and Florence W. Kent.

Coordinates: 41°50′56.78″N 71°19′03.90″W / 41.8491056°N 71.3177500°W / 41.8491056; -71.3177500


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