Guy Park Avenue School

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Guy Park Avenue School
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Location300 Guy Park Ave., Amsterdam, New York
Coordinates 42°56′59″N74°12′31″W / 42.94972°N 74.20861°W / 42.94972; -74.20861
Built1902
ArchitectBernard Machold
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 95000669 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 1995

The Guy Park Avenue School is a historic school building located at 300 Guy Park Avenue in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. It was built in 1902 and is a two-story, square brick building on a raised stone foundation. It features a round arched entrance portal of cast stone and a triangular pediment highlighted by an oculus and wag ornamentation. It ceased use as a school in 1968.

From 1968 to 2001 it housed the Walter Elwood Museum, with exhibits about local history and culture. [2] [3] The museum later moved to the nearby Guy Park mansion, also a historic site. The old school is now an apartment building.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Raymond W. Smith (March 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Guy Park Avenue School". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-08-27.See also: "Accompanying three photos".
  3. "About". Walter Elwood Museum. Retrieved 25 September 2014.