Mott School and Second Street School

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Mott School and Second Street School
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The Mott School
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Location643-645 Second Street, 660 Centre Street Trenton, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°12′03.9″N74°45′25.3″W / 40.201083°N 74.757028°W / 40.201083; -74.757028 Coordinates: 40°12′03.9″N74°45′25.3″W / 40.201083°N 74.757028°W / 40.201083; -74.757028
Arealess than 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1854 (Second Street School), 1876-1911 (Mott School)
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP reference # 86000809
NJRHP #1783 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1986
Designated NJRHPMarch 5, 1986

The Mott School and Second Street School are historic former school buildings in Trenton, New Jersey. Together they cover the continuum of education in the area. The Second Street School, formerly known as the Nottingham Township School, was built in 1854 when public education was voluntary and non-standardized. The Mott School was built in stages from 1876-1911 during the era of institutionalization and centralization of public schooling. It continued in use until 1980. [2]

Trenton, New Jersey Capital of New Jersey

Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. It briefly served as the capital of the United States in 1784. The city's metropolitan area, consisting of Mercer County, is grouped with the New York Combined Statistical Area by the United States Census Bureau, but it directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and was from 1990 until 2000 part of the Philadelphia Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913, making it the state's tenth most populous municipality. The Census Bureau estimated that the city's population was 84,034 in 2014.

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See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey Wikimedia list article

List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County, New Jersey

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References

  1. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places — Mercer County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection — Historic Preservation Office. January 22, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2013.
  2. Wyatt, Charles (August 1985). "Mott School and Second Street School". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.