Brandywine Avenue School
Brandywine Avenue School was a historic school located at Schenectady in Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1904 and was a 3 1⁄2-story, red brick "U" shaped institutional building in the Classical Revival style. It sat on a basement of rock-faced limestone and had a hipped roof. It operated as a teacher training facility from 1910 to 1925 and ceased being used as a school in 1974. From 1975 to 1996, it housed Schenectady City School District administrative offices and records storage.[2]
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| Location | 108 Brandywine Ave., Schenectady, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°48′8″N 73°55′29″W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | Wooley, W Thomas; Hanrahan Bros. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001491 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 9, 1999 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
It was destroyed by a fire in November 2007.[3]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Raymond W. Smith (September 1999). "Brandywine Avenue School". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-24. See also: "Accompanying two photos".
- Cathy Woodruff (November 17, 2007). "After fire, 103-year-old ex-school razed". Albany Times Union. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
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