Harrington Elementary School

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Harrington Elementary School
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Harrington Elementary School, December 2010
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Location50 North Center Street
American Fork, Utah
United States
Coordinates 40°22′41″N111°47′52″W / 40.3780°N 111.7979°W / 40.3780; -111.7979
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1903, 1934
ArchitectWatkins, Richard C.; Nelson, Joseph
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 93000064 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 4, 1993
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West side of the old Harrington Elementary School in American Fork

The Harrington Elementary School is a former school in central American Fork, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]

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North- West side

Description

Located at 50 North Center Street, it was built in two equal stages, in 1903 and 1934. The 1903 original school design was probably a work of Richard C. Watkins; the 1934 expansion was designed by a Joseph Nelson. The 1934 addition has been asserted to be "a noteworthy example of sympathetic expansion architecture." [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Alien Roberts and Martha S. Bradley (December 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Harrington Elementary School". National Park Service. and accompanying photos

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