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Cotton and Maple Streets School

Coordinates: 40°19′42″N 75°55′5″W / 40.32833°N 75.91806°W / 40.32833; -75.91806
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Cotton and Maple Streets School
Cotton and Maple Streets School, April 2011
Cotton and Maple Streets School is located in Pennsylvania
Cotton and Maple Streets School
Cotton and Maple Streets School is located in the United States
Cotton and Maple Streets School
LocationCotton and Maple Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°19′42″N 75°55′5″W / 40.32833°N 75.91806°W / 40.32833; -75.91806
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1902–1903
Built byGeorge Meinholz
ArchitectHiram S. Head
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.86001676[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 1986

Cotton and Maple Streets School is a historic school building located at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1902-1903, and is a two-story, brick and sandstone building in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It features terra cotta decorative elements and measures 210 feet by 201 feet. It has a rear service wing. The building became a clubhouse in the 1940s.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-09-08. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (March 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cotton and Maple Streets School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-08.