Eleventh Street School

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Eleventh Street School
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The school in October 2014
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Location1026 Chestnut St., Gadsden, Alabama
Coordinates 34°0′49″N86°1′5″W / 34.01361°N 86.01806°W / 34.01361; -86.01806 Coordinates: 34°0′49″N86°1′5″W / 34.01361°N 86.01806°W / 34.01361; -86.01806
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1907 (1907)
ArchitectA. D. Simpson
NRHP reference No. 84000616 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1984

The Eleventh Street School is a historic building in Gadsden, Alabama. Built in 1907, it is the oldest surviving public school in Gadsden. An addition of 8 classrooms, a lunchroom, and two other rooms was added in 1926. The building operated as a school until 1962, and later served as an adult education center and storage and offices for the city board of education. The building is two stories with a partially above-ground basement. The façade has stone steps leading to a shallow portico, with two Ionic columns supporting a denticulated cornice. Above the portico sits a Palladian window. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  2. Tomasello, Frank; Shirley D. Qualls (February 2, 1984). "Eleventh Street School". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)