Maine Central School, also known as J. Ralph Ingalls School, is an historic school building located at Maine in Broome County, New York.
Maine Central School | |
 Maine Central School, February 2012 | |
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| Location | Church St., Maine, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°11′38″N 76°03′50″W / 42.1940°N 76.0638°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1940 |
| Architect | George Bain Cummings |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001619[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 7, 1998 |
It was built in 1940 and is a substantial two-story, nearly square building. It has a steel frame structural system, clad in red brick over concrete block and limestone trim.
It features a low hipped roof crowned by a multi-stage cupola with a Chippendale-inspired balustrade in the Colonial Revival style. The main block is organized around a center entrance within a monumental two-story, three-bay projecting wooden portico.
The school was built in part with funds provided by the PWA—Public Works Administration.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Kathleen LaFrank (November 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Maine Central School". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-20. See also: "Accompanying five photos".
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