Stevens High School (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
Stevens High School | |
Location | 355 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°2′26″N 76°18′47″W / 40.04056°N 76.31306°WCoordinates: 40°2′26″N 76°18′47″W / 40.04056°N 76.31306°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1904–1905 |
Architect | George Gessell, C. Emlen Urban |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, 2nd Renaissance Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 83002257[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 30, 1983 |
Stevens High School, also known as Girls High School and Stevens Elementary School, is a historic former high school building located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted Lancaster architect C. Emlen Urban and built in 1904–1905. It is a three-story, rectangular brick and brownstone building in the Second Renaissance Revival style. It has a slate covered mansard roof and terra cotta ornamentation. The building measures 176 feet wide and 74 feet deep. It operated as a high school until 1938, when it was designated an elementary school. The school is named for Congressman Thaddeus Stevens (1792–1868).[2] It has been converted to apartments.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
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 John J. Snyder, Jr. (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stevens High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- School buildings completed in 1905
- Buildings and structures in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- 1905 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs