Affordable housing, a new school or something else? What’s next for the Coffin School?
Town and school leaders are debating the fate of the Coffin School property on Turner Road. Built in 1948, Coffin closed in October 2021, and neighborhood students moved to the new Brown School on Baldwin Road. Initial discussions were that Coffin would be sold to a developer to create affordable housing.
The Coffin School was built in 1948 with an annex added in 1962. CURRENT PHOTO / LEIGH BLANDER
It is the School Committee’s authority to determine if the Coffin property no longer has any educational use and should be handed over to the town. Until that happens, the town cannot move forward with plans to sell it.
In recent meetings, School Committee Chair Sarah Fox spoke about demolishing the school and possibly holding onto the property.
“Whether we sell it for afforda...