Simon Cameron School

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Simon Cameron School
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Simon Cameron School, August 2013
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Location1839 Green St., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°16′32″N76°53′41″W / 40.27556°N 76.89472°W / 40.27556; -76.89472 Coordinates: 40°16′32″N76°53′41″W / 40.27556°N 76.89472°W / 40.27556; -76.89472
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1896, 1900
Architect Charles Howard Lloyd; Charles James Foose
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Other, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 86000855 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1986

Simon Cameron School is a historic school building located at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1896, and is a two-story, brick and frame building, with a hip roof covered in slate shingles. It sits on a brownstone foundation. It is 12 bays wide and 8 bays deep, with an 8 bay wide, 6 bay deep rear section added in 1900. It is named for Pennsylvania politician Simon Cameron (1799–1889). [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes James A. Stuart III (February 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Simon Cameron School" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-12.