Parkesburg School
Parkesburg School | |
 Parkesburg School, March 2010 | |
  Location within Pennsylvania  Location within the United States | |
| 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 school building in Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
History and architectural features
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.
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ David B. Schneider (November 1994). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Parkesburg School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 14, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
- 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