Built in 1923 - Study

It was a perfect fall plein air day in Marshfield.  We set up at a sunny local spot at the bottom of a grassy hill adjacent to the Furnace Brook in Marshfield, MA.    An abandoned building sat atop the hill with the words "Built in 1923" engraved in mortar over the front door's roof peak.   What was this building anyway?   Back at the computer later that day, and despite searching the online land records and town municipal building information, I was not able to determine what the original use was for this old building on Hatch Street.  My guess was that it had been a school or municipal building.  It is now located right next to a new modern school.  

Hatch St Building Built in 1923

What attracted me was the building's architecture.   It had red brick facade and large arched windows, but a closer look revealed that the building was boarded up with plywood on some of the broken windows. From the bottom of the hill looking up through the autumn color though, the gracefully arched windows and roof line looked almost regal.  Once something becomes the center of interest of a painting, its status is instantly elevated, no matter what it really looks like.

This is just a quick study, but I am considering doing a larger studio painting using this and my photos for reference