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Charles S. Foos Elementary School

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Built
  
1903, 1912, 1921

Address
  
Reading, PA 19601, USA

Architectural style
  
Neoclassical architecture

NRHP Reference #
  
83004191

Area
  
800 m²

Added to NRHP
  
10 November 1983

Charles S. Foos Elementary School

Location
  
Douglass and Weiser Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania

Similar
  
Nolde Forest Environm, Daniel Boone Homestead, Genesius Theatre, Reading Public Museum, Santander Arena

Charles S. Foos Elementary School, also known as Douglass and Weiser School, is a historic elementary school building located at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1903 and was expanded and renovated in 1912. A small addition was built in 1921. It was originally in the Romanesque Revival style, but transformed to the Classical Revival style with the renovations. The "C"-shaped brick building contains 21 classrooms and an auditorium that seats over 200. The school closed in 1979. Part of the very large school building is now a nursery school, and part condominiums.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is located in the Queen Anne Historic District.

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Charles S. Foos Elementary School Wikipedia