Summit Hill High School

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Summit Hill High School. July 2013.
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Location124 W. Hazard St., Summit Hill, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°49′34″N75°52′29″W / 40.82611°N 75.87472°W / 40.82611; -75.87472
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No. 01000138 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 2001

Summit Hill High School was an American high school that was located in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania in Carbon County, Pennsylvania in the commonwealth's Lehigh Valley region.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]

History and architectural features

This school was built in 1911 and is a three-story, H-shaped, building that was designed in the Renaissance Revival style. It was made using structural terra cotta and faced with Roman brick. It measures approximately 122 feet wide and 82 feet deep. The school closed during the late 1960s and was renovated and converted into apartments in 1997. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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 Christine Ussler (August 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Summit Hill High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-30.