Charles S. Foos Elementary School | |
 Charles S. Foos Elementary School, March 2011 | |
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| Location | Douglass and Weiser Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°20′52″N 75°56′18″W / 40.34778°N 75.93833°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1903, 1912, 1921 |
| Architect | Scholl, Edward |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83004191[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 10, 1983 |
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.[2] 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.[1] It is located in the Queen Anne Historic District.
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2012. Note: This includes Ricki Hurwitz (July 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Charles S. Foos Elementary School" (PDF). Retrieved September 8, 2012.
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