Charles S. Foos Elementary School | |
Location | Douglass and Weiser Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°20′52″N75°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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