William Shelly School and Annex

The William Shelly School and Annex, also known as the Eberton School, is a historic school building and annex located in West York, York County, Pennsylvania. Built circa 1897, the Shelly Annex was initially designed as a one-room school, but was then enlarged twice between 1898 and 1903 to become a 2 1/2-story, gable roofed brick building which is three bays wide and seven bays deep. Built between 1905 and 1908, the Shelly School was designed in the Italian Renaissance style, and is a two-story brick structure which is nine bays wide and seven bays deep. Completely rebuilt following a fire in 1919, the property was sold in 1960; the buildings were then utilized as storage facilities for the next 37 years.[2]

William Shelly School and Annex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	201 N. Adams St., West York, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′22″N 76°45′40″W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	c. 1897, 1905-1908
Architect	Keyworth, Charles Augustus
Architectural style	Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	01000464[1]
Added to NRHP	May 2, 2001

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

History and architectural features

The William Shelly School and Annex, which was built circa 1897 in West York, Pennsylvania and is also known as the Eberton School, was initially designed as a one-room school. Enlarged twice between 1898 and 1903, the annex became a 2 1/2-story, gable roofed brick building which is three bays wide and seven bays deep. Built between 1905 and 1908, the Shelly School was designed in the Renaissance Revival style, and is a two-story brick structure which is nine bays wide and seven bays deep. Completely rebuilt following a fire in 1919, the property was sold in 1960; the buildings were then utilized as storage facilities for the next 37 years.[2]

Placement of this school on the National Register of Historic Places

The NRHP nomination application for the William Shelly School and Annex was formally reviewed by Pennsylvania's Historic Preservation Board at its March 13, 2001 meeting at 9:45 a.m. at the State Museum in Harrisburg. Also considered for NRHP status at this time were the: Protection of the Flag Monument in Athens, Pennsylvania; Normandy Farm, George K. Heller School and Upper Roxborough Historic District in Montgomery County; Awbury Historic District and Harris/Laird, Schober & Company Building in Philadelphia; Michael Derstine Farmstead in Bucks County; Chester Heights Camp Meeting Historic District in Delaware County; John Nicholas and Elizabeth Moyer House in Berks County; and the Zeta Psi Fraternity House in Northampton County.[3]

References

1. "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 B. Raid (September 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Shelly School and Annex" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-18.
3. William Shelly School and Annex, in "Historical and Museum Commission: National Register Nominations to be Considered by the Historic Preservation Board," in Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol. 31, No. 6, February 10, 2001, p. 893. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, retrieved online October 12, 2019.