Cotton and Maple Streets School

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Cotton and Maple Streets School
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Cotton and Maple Streets School, April 2011
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LocationCotton and Maple Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°19′42″N75°55′5″W / 40.32833°N 75.91806°W / 40.32833; -75.91806 Coordinates: 40°19′42″N75°55′5″W / 40.32833°N 75.91806°W / 40.32833; -75.91806
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1902–1903
Built byGeorge Meinholz
ArchitectHiram S. Head
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 86001676 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 1986

Cotton and Maple Streets School is a historic school building located at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1902-1903, and is a two-story, brick and sandstone building in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It features terra cotta decorative elements and measures 210 feet by 201 feet. It has a rear service wing. The building became a clubhouse in the 1940s. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [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 George E. Thomas (March 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cotton and Maple Streets School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-08.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)