Highspire High School | |
Location in Pennsylvania | |
Location | 221 Penn St., Highspire, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°12′36″N76°47′27″W / 40.2099°N 76.7907°W |
Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
Built | 1875, 1939 |
Built by | H. R. Alexander (1939) |
Architect | G. Fisher (1875) Lawrie & Green (1939) |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 90000703 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 26, 1990 |
Highspire High School is an historic high school building which is located in Highspire, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]
Built in various stages between 1875 and 1939, Highspire High School is a two-story, brick building, that originally started as a four-room schoolhouse. Additions were made in 1902, 1915 and 1926; an auditorium and gymnasium were added in 1939. [2]
The 1939 addition featured Art Deco style pilaster capitals and cornice. [2]
The building ceased use as a school in 1983. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]
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