Rochester City School No. 24
Rochester City School #24 | |
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| Location | Meigs St., Rochester, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°8′10″N 77°36′5″W / 43.13611°N 77.60139°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1913 |
| Architect | Gordon, Edwin S. |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001709[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 1983 |
Rochester City School No. 24, also known as School #24 and Ellwanger and Barry School, is a historic school building located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It was constructed in 1913 and is a one-story, Spanish Colonial Revival style building. The walls are constructed of hollow tile sheathed with brick and plaster and the hipped roof is covered in red Spanish tile.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
The building replaced an earlier structure, which sat across the Meigs Street – Linden Street intersection from the current building, on land donated by local nurserymen George Ellwanger and Patrick Barry.[3] The original Ellwanger and Barry School was built in 1877 and expanded in 1888 and 1890, but it was replaced by the new school building in 1913.[3]
The new school building boasted a number of modern amenities, along with a diverse set of curricular and extra-curricular activities.[3] In particular, the building focused on student safety, becoming one of the first schools in the country to design each classroom with an external entrance.[3] This inspired its early nickname, "The Safety First School",[3] and inspired planners from across the country to incorporate similar design principles.[3]
The school's enrollment declined in the 1970s from a peak of more than 600 students.[3] The 1978–79 school year was the building's last as a school,[3] and in 1980 the building (making use of the many external doors) was converted to condominiums.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Jan Johnstone (1979–1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rochester City School No. 24". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-01. See also: "Accompanying 13 photos".
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ludwig, Jeff (December 30, 2013). "Ellwanger and Barry School". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Gannett Company. p. 4A. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- Educational buildings in Rochester, New York
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- School buildings completed in 1913
- 1913 establishments in New York (state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Rochester, New York
- Monroe County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs