Roger Williams Public School No. 10

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Roger Williams Public School No. 10
Map showing the location of Roger Williams Public School No. 10
Location901 Prospect Ave., Scranton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°23′38″N75°39′57″W / 41.39389°N 75.66583°W / 41.39389; -75.66583
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1896
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No. 97000520 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 13, 1997

Roger Williams Public School No. 10, also known as South Scranton Catholic High School, is a historic school building located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Description

It was built about 1896, and is a two-story, I-shaped brick and sandstone building in a Late Victorian style. It features a central three-story entrance tower with a hipped roof. A two-story brick addition was built in 1965.

The public school was closed in 1941, and subsequently acquired by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton for use as a consolidated Catholic high school. It was renamed in 1973, as Bishop Klonowski High School, and closed in 1982.

The property was acquired by Lackawanna Junior College in 1982. [2] In 2012, it is occupied by Goodwill Industries.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Cynthia A. Rose (1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Roger Williams Public School No. 10" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-03.