Franklin School (Schenectady, New York) Explained

Franklin School
Location:Ave. B and Mason St., Schenectady, New York
Coordinates:42.8231°N -73.9225°W
Built:1907
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
Added:June 30, 1983
Refnum:83001791

Franklin School is a historic school located at Schenectady in Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1907 and is a two-story, red brick H-shaped institutional building in the Georgian Revival style. It is trimmed with yellow brick and stone. There are massive yellow brick pilasters at the corner of the pavilions and recessed rectangular panels. It operated as a school by the Schenectady City School District until 1974.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The building is identical to the former Horace Mann School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Franklin School. October 1982. 2010-12-24 . Lucy A. Breyer. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying four photos.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . 2019-04-04 . . Searchable database . 2016-02-01 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Horace Mann School . 2016-02-01 . Michael Lopez and Emilie Gould . PDF . January 2015 . and Accompanying photographs