Public School 15

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Public School 15
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 0976

Public School 15, November 2010
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Location	4010 Dyre Avenue, the Bronx, New York
Coordinates	40°53′27.4″N73°49′51″W / 40.890944°N 73.83083°W / 40.890944; -73.83083
Area	less than one acre
Built	1877
Architect	Cordial, Edward; Williams, Simon
Architectural style	Gothic
NRHP reference No.	81000401 ^[1]
NYCL No.	0976
Added to NRHP	December 10, 1981
Designated NYCL	January 10, 1978

Public School 15 is a historic school in Eastchester in the Bronx, New York City. It was built in 1877 in the Victorian Gothic style. It is an H-shaped red brick building on a stone foundation. It features a central picturesque bell tower with a steep pyramidal roof topped by a weather vane. It ceased to be used as a school in the late 1970s and serves as a child care center.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ James T. Dillon and Anne B. Covell (April 1981). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Public School 15. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 24, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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