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United States historic place
Simon Cameron School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Simon Cameron School, August 2013
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Location1839 Green St.,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°16′32″N 76°53′41″W / 40.27556°N 76.89472°W / 40.27556; -76.89472
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1896, 1900
ArchitectCharles Howard Lloyd; Charles James Foose
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.86000855
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1986

The Simon Cameron School is an historic, American school building that is located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

Named for Pennsylvania politician Simon Cameron (1799–1889), it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

History and architectural features

Built in 1896, this historic structure is a two-story, brick and frame building, with a hip roof that is covered in slate shingles. It sits on a brownstone foundation, and is twelve bays wide and eight bays deep, with an eight-bay wide, six-bay deep rear section that wasadded in 1900. It is named for Pennsylvania politician Simon Cameron (1799–1889).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

References

  1. ^ "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 James A. Stuart III (February 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Simon Cameron School" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-12.
US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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