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Franklin School (Schenectady, New York)

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Built
  
1907

Opened
  
1907

Added to NRHP
  
30 June 1983

NRHP Reference #
  
83001791

Area
  
4,900 m²

Franklin School (Schenectady, New York)

Location
  
Ave. B and Mason St., Schenectady, New York

Address
  
Schenectady, NY 12308, USA

Architectural style
  
Colonial Revival architecture

Similar
  
New York Public Library a, Roberts Hall, Long Beach Medical, American Hotel, Plateau Mountain

Franklin School is a historic school located at Schenectady in Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1907 and is a two story, red brick "H" shaped institutional building in the Georgian Revival style. It is trimmed with yellow brick and stone. There are massive yellow brick pilasters at the corner of the pavilions and recessed rectangular panels. It operated as a school by the Schenectady City School District until 1974.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The building is identical to the former Horace Mann School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

References

Franklin School (Schenectady, New York) Wikipedia