Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 83002257 Added to NRHP 30 June 1983 | Built 1904-1905 | |
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Architect Gessell, George; Urban, C. Emlen Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other, 2nd Renaissance Revival Similar Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Central Market, Sturgis Pretzel House, The Chameleon Club, Woodward Hill Cemetery | ||
Stevens High School, also known as Girls High School and Stevens Elementary School, is a historic high school building located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted Lancaster architect C. Emlen Urban and built in 1904-1905. It is a three-story, rectangular brick and brownstone building in the Second Renaissance Revival style. It has a slate covered mansard roof and terra cotta ornamentation. The building measures 176 feet wide and 74 feet deep. It operated as a high school until 1938, when it was designated an elementary school. The school is named for Congressman Thaddeus Stevens (1792 – 1868). It has been converted to apartments.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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