Vrooman Avenue School

Coordinates: 42°56′8″N 74°10′30″W / 42.93556°N 74.17500°W / 42.93556; -74.17500
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Vrooman Avenue School
Vrooman Avenue School is located in New York
Vrooman Avenue School
Vrooman Avenue School is located in the United States
Vrooman Avenue School
LocationVrooman Ave., Amsterdam, New York
Coordinates42°56′8″N 74°10′30″W / 42.93556°N 74.17500°W / 42.93556; -74.17500
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1918
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.83001712[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1983

Vrooman Avenue School is a historic school building located at Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. It was built in 1918 and is a two-story, "H" shaped, yellow brick institutional building. It features a slight projecting central pavilion at the main entrance and an elaborate stone carving depicting a child's head and a swag draped around an open book. A gymnasium was added to the main structure in 1925. The school closed in June 1975.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Lucy A. Breyer (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Vrooman Avenue School". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-09-11. See also: "Accompanying four photos".