The Scotch Plains School, or School #1,[3] was located in Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, United States. The school was built in 1890 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1978.
Scotch Plains School | |
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| Location | Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°38′58″N 74°23′47″W / 40.64944°N 74.39639°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architect | McKim, Mead, & White |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001802[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 2722[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 12, 1978 |
| Designated NJRHP | October 12, 1978 |
Originally designed by Stanford White as an elementary school, it was repurposed as a high school within ten years of its opening. School One reverted to being an elementary school in 1926 and continued as such until its closing in 1974.[4]
The school was burned down by an arsonist in 1984.[5] It has since been demolished.
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References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Union County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. June 4, 2012. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ Historical Society of Scotch Plains and Fanwood New Jersey. "History". Township of Scotch Plains. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
- ^ Bousquet, Richard; Bousquet, Suzanne (1995). Images of America: Scotch Plains and Fanwood. Dover, NH: Arcadia Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 0738563188.
- ^ Dyckman, Susan M. (October 28, 1999). "Single Classroom, Built in 1768, Marks Beginning of Public School District" (PDF). The Times of Scotch Plains-Fanwood. Scotch Plains, NJ.