Slate Ridge School

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Slate Ridge School
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Location1557 Old Pylesville Road (1557 Main Street), Whiteford, Maryland
Coordinates 39°42′45″N76°20′25″W / 39.71250°N 76.34028°W / 39.71250; -76.34028 Coordinates: 39°42′45″N76°20′25″W / 39.71250°N 76.34028°W / 39.71250; -76.34028
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectShanahan, D.J.; Simonson, Otto G.
NRHP reference No. 87000657 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1987

Slate Ridge School is a historic school located at Whiteford, Harford County, Maryland. The main block of the building is two stories, constructed of brick with a slate hip roof and a small wooden cupola in the center. It was built in 1912, and designed by the Baltimore architect Otto Simonson. A narrow hyphen containing a stairwell and corridor connects the main block to a similar two-story rectangular block and a one-story wing containing a stage and gymnasium, added just after World War II. It was used until about 1980. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [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. Priscilla M. Thompson and Susan J. Eggert (September 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Slate Ridge School" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.