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Simpson Street School

Coordinates: 40°12′39″N 77°00′39″W / 40.21083°N 77.01083°W / 40.21083; -77.01083
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Simpson Street School
Simpson Street School, September 2013
Simpson Street School is located in Pennsylvania
Simpson Street School
Simpson Street School is located in the United States
Simpson Street School
LocationSimpson & High Sts., Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°12′39″N 77°00′39″W / 40.21083°N 77.01083°W / 40.21083; -77.01083
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built1892
ArchitectSmith, J.C.; Lappley, Clayton
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.83002233[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1983

The Simpson Street School is an historic, American school complex that is located in Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

History and architectural features

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This complex consists of a Romanesque Revival-style building that was built in 1892, and two Late Gothic Revival-style buildings that were added during the 1920s. The 1892 building is square in plan, two-and-one-half-story structure with a raised basement. It was built using pressed brick and features three ornate projecting entrances. The addition was built in two phases, in 1926 and 1929. It is a two-story structure that was built using yellow brick with brownstone trim. It was used as a high school until 1957, then as a junior high until 1981, when it was sold by the school district.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Sarah Rose (May 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Simpson Street School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-21.