Harrington Elementary School | |
Location | 50 North Center Street American Fork, Utah United States |
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Coordinates | 40°22′41″N111°47′52″W / 40.3780°N 111.7979°W |
Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
Built | 1903, 1934 |
Architect | Watkins, Richard C.; Nelson, Joseph |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 93000064 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 4, 1993 |
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]
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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