Old Newark Comprehensive School

Old Newark Comprehensive School
Old Newark Comprehensive School, April 2010
Location 83 E. Main St., Newark, Delaware
Coordinates 39°40′59″N 75°45′00″W / 39.68296°N 75.74993°W / 39.68296; -75.74993Coordinates: 39°40′59″N 75°45′00″W / 39.68296°N 75.74993°W / 39.68296; -75.74993
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1884
MPS Newark MRA
NRHP Reference # 82002348[1]
Added to NRHP May 7, 1982

Old Newark Comprehensive School is a historic school building in Newark, Delaware. It was completed in 1884 and is a two-story, rectangular public building. It has five bays at the original north front facade, with a later addition to the west. It housed elementary school grades from the time of its construction to about 1900. It housed the high school's industrial arts program from 1935 until 1965 and then served as the location of the Christina School District's administrative offices until 2009.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Newark Comprehensive School" (PDF). National Park Service and accompanying photos. Retrieved 2010-04-20. External link in |publisher= (help)


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.