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Whitpain Public School

Coordinates: 40°9′27″N 75°16′27″W / 40.15750°N 75.27417°W / 40.15750; -75.27417
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Whitpain Public School
Whitpain Public School, September 2012
Whitpain Public School is located in Pennsylvania
Whitpain Public School
Whitpain Public School is located in the United States
Whitpain Public School
Location799 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°9′27″N 75°16′27″W / 40.15750°N 75.27417°W / 40.15750; -75.27417
Arealess than one acre
Built1895
ArchitectBaker, Victor H.; Shaeff Jr., Walter
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Gothic, et al.
NRHP reference No.06001150[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 2006

Whitpain Public School, also known as Whitpain High School and the 1895 School, is a historic school building located in Blue Bell, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1895, and is a two-story, stucco covered stone and brick building. It is in a Late Victorian style with Queen Anne and Gothic Revival style details. It measures 37 feet wide by 50 feet deep, and sits on a fieldstone foundation. It features an entrance porch and numerous Gothic arches.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes John R. Simon (April 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Whitpain Public School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-21.