- Maine Central School
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Maine Central School
Location: Church St., Maine, New York Coordinates: 42°11′38″N 76°3′51″W / 42.19389°N 76.06417°WCoordinates: 42°11′38″N 76°3′51″W / 42.19389°N 76.06417°W Area: 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) Built: 1940 Architect: Cummings, Gorgon Bain Architectural style: Colonial Revival Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 97001619[1] Added to NRHP: January 07, 1998 Maine Central School, also known as J. Ralph Ingalls School, is an historic school building located at Maine in Broome County, New York. It was built in 1940 and is a substantial two story, nearly square building. It has a steel frame structural system, clad in red brick over concrete block and limestone trim. It features a low hipped roof crowned by a multi-stage cupola with a Chippendale-inspired balustrade in the Colonial Revival style. The main block is organized around a center entrance within a monumental two story, three bay projecting wooden portico. The school was built in part with funds provided by the Public Works Administration.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Kathleen LaFrank (November 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Maine Central School". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=821. Retrieved 2009-11-20. See also: "Accompanying five photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=823.
Categories:- Binghamton, New York
- Schools on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Colonial Revival architecture in New York
- School buildings completed in 1940
- Buildings and structures in Broome County, New York
- Central-Leatherstocking, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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