Charles S. Foos Elementary School

Charles S. Foos Elementary School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Charles S. Foos Elementary School, March 2011
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Location	Douglass and Weiser Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°20′52″N75°56′18″W / 40.34778°N 75.93833°W / 40.34778; -75.93833
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.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Ricki Hurwitz (July 1983). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Foos, Charles S., Elementary School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)