Dr. Harry L. Halliwell School is an elementary school in the Slatersville village of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (in Providence County).

History The Halliwell School was constructed in 1957 on the grounds of a former sheep farm and was named after local school pediatrician, Dr. Harry Halliwell, who died at age thirty-two from polio after treating polio stricken children in the 1950s.Halliwell School closing after 62 years 6/12/2019 Valley Breeze http://www.valleybreeze.com/2019-06-12/woonsocket-north-smithfield/halliwell-school-closing-after-62-years#.XREZ9NNKi-sWalter Nebiker, The History of North Smithfield (Somersworth, NH: New England History Press, 1976), 133-134 Prior to the completion of the Halliwell school, North Smithfield students attended Kendall Dean School in Slatersville. The Halliwell school closed in 2019 when a new addition was completed on the North Smithfield Elementary School.Halliwell School closing after 62 years 6/12/2019 Valley Breeze http://www.valleybreeze.com/2019-06-12/woonsocket-north-smithfield/halliwell-school-closing-after-62-years#.XREZ9NNKi-s The Halliwell School grounds are currently the location of the North Smithfield Community Garden and a playground.LAUREN CLEM, "Community garden in full bloom at Halliwell property," Valley Breeze, Sep 1, 2021, https://www.valleybreeze.com/news/community-garden-in-full-bloom-at-halliwell-property/article_dde665ae-7fb0-56a8-bcad-d45fce21b136.html

See also Schools in Rhode Island

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