Parkesburg School

Parkesburg School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Parkesburg School, March 2010
Location	360 Strasburg Ave., Parkesburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′41″N 75°55′13″W / 39.9615°N 75.9204°WCoordinates: 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 #	95000524[1]
Added to NRHP	April 27, 1995

Parkesburg School is a historic school building located at Parkesburg, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in three sections; the oldest dating to 1899-1900, with additions made in 1916 and 1958-1959. The oldest section is a two-story, rectangular brick building 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 in the Colonial Revival style. The 1958–1959 addition is a one-story, rectangular brick structure attached to the main building by a narrow ell-shaped connector wing.^[2] It has been converted into a retirement home.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes David B. Schneider (November 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parkesburg School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-17.