Stevens High School, also known as Girls High School and Stevens Elementary School, is an historic, former American high school building located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
History and architectural features
Designed by noted Lancaster architect C. Emlen Urban and built between 1904 and 1905, this historic structure is a three-story, rectangular brick and brownstone building that was created 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 was converted to apartments in the 1980s by developer Owen Kugel.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "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.
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