James Madison School
James Madison School | |
Location | 528 Quincy Ave., Scranton, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°24′30″N 75°39′11″W / 41.4083°N 75.6530°WCoordinates: 41°24′30″N 75°39′11″W / 41.4083°N 75.6530°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1927–1928 |
Architect | Arthur P. Coon, Alaimo Brothers |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Classical Revival |
MPS | Educational Resources of Pennsylvania MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 09000463[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 24, 2009 |
James Madison School, also known as East Scranton Intermediate School and East Scranton Junior High School, is a historic school building located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1927–1928, and is a three-story, "C"-shaped steel frame, brick, and reinforced concrete building in an eclectic Late Gothic Revival / Classical Revival style. It measures approximately 105 feet by 165 feet and has a flat roof. The building has undergone little alteration since it original construction.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
In 2015, the building was renovated to house an early childhood learning program as well as apartments for graduate students at the University of Scranton.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "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 Philip E. Pendleton (July 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: James Madison School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ^ Bolus, Kathleen (November 20, 2015). "Historic Scranton school transformed into early learning center, college apartments". Scranton Times-Tribune. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania
- Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1928
- Buildings and structures in Scranton, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
- 1928 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs