Fissel's School

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Fissel's School
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Fissel's School, October 2012
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LocationJct. of Fissel's Church Rd, and Country Club Rd., Shrewsbury Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°46′06″N76°44′01″W / 39.76820°N 76.73354°W / 39.76820; -76.73354
Arealess than one acre
Built1896
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 97001253 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 1997

Fissel's School is a historic one-room school building located at Shrewsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1896, and is a 1 1/2-story, brick building with Queen Anne stylistic elements. It measures 28 feet, 6 inches, wide and 30 feet, 4 inches, deep with a 22 foot wide, 7 foot deep entrance portico. It has a gable roof with decorative bargeboard and fishscale shingles. Atop the roof above the entrance is a belfry. It ceased use as a school about 1946. [2]

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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2011.Note: This includes Barbara A. Brand (July 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fissel's School" (PDF). Retrieved December 18, 2011.