Brandywine Avenue School


Brandywine Avenue School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	108 Brandywine Ave., Schenectady, New York
Coordinates	42°48′8″N 73°55′29″W / 42.80222°N 73.92472°W / 42.80222; -73.92472Coordinates: 42°48′8″N 73°55′29″W / 42.80222°N 73.92472°W / 42.80222; -73.92472
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1904
Architect	Wooley, W Thomas; Hanrahan Bros.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	99001491 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 9, 1999

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]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[1]

It was destroyed by fire in November 2007.^[3]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ 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. Retrieved 2012-09-02.

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