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Brandywine Avenue School

Coordinates: 42°48′8″N 73°55′29″W / 42.80222°N 73.92472°W / 42.80222; -73.92472
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Brandywine Avenue School
Brandywine Avenue School is located in New York
Brandywine Avenue School
Brandywine Avenue School is located in the United States
Brandywine Avenue School
Location108 Brandywine Ave., Schenectady, New York
Coordinates42°48′8″N 73°55′29″W / 42.80222°N 73.92472°W / 42.80222; -73.92472
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1904
ArchitectWooley, W Thomas; Hanrahan Bros.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.99001491 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 9, 1999

Brandywine Avenue School was a historic school located at Schenectady in Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1904 and was a 3+12-story, red brick U-shaped institutional building in the Classical Revival style. It sat on a basement of rock-faced limestone and had a hipped roof. It operated as a teacher training facility from 1910 to 1925 and ceased being used as a school in 1974. From 1975 to 1996, it housed Schenectady City School District administrative offices and records storage.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

It was destroyed by a fire in November 2007.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Raymond W. Smith (September 1999). "Brandywine Avenue School". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-24. See also: "Accompanying two photos".
  3. ^ Cathy Woodruff (November 17, 2007). "After fire, 103-year-old ex-school razed". Albany Times Union. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved 2012-09-02.