Parkesburg School
Parkesburg School | |
Parkesburg School, March 2010 | |
Location | 360 Strasburg Ave., Parkesburg, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°57′41″N 75°55′13″W / 39.9615°N 75.9204°W |
Area | 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) |
Built | 1899–1900, 1916, 1958–1959 |
Architect | Adams, Clyde; et al. |
Architectural style | Renaissance, Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 95000524[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 27, 1995 |
The Parkesburg School is an historic, American school building that is located in Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]This historic structure was built in three sections. The oldest, which dates to between 1899 and 1900, with additions made in 1916 and circa 1958 to 1959, is a two-story, rectangular, brick building that was designed in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. It is nine bays by four bays and has a dual pitched hipped roof.
The 1916 addition is two stories and was designed in the Colonial Revival style. The 1958–1959 addition is a one-story, rectangular brick structure that is attached to the main building by a narrow ell-shaped connector wing.[2] It has been converted into a retirement home.
This property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes David B. Schneider (November 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parkesburg School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-17.
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1959
- Schools in Chester County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania