Guy Park Avenue School Explained

Guy Park Avenue School
Coordinates:42.9497°N -74.2086°W
Built:1902
Architect:Bernard Machold
Added:June 2, 1995
Refnum:95000669

The Guy Park Avenue School is a historic school building located at 300 Guy Park Avenue in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. It was built in 1902 and is a two-story, square brick building on a raised stone foundation. It features a round arched entrance portal of cast stone and a triangular pediment highlighted by an oculus and wag ornamentation. It ceased use as a school in 1968.

From 1968 to 2001 it housed the Walter Elwood Museum, with exhibits about local history and culture.[1] [2] The museum later moved to the nearby Guy Park mansion, also a historic site. The old school is now an apartment building.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Guy Park Avenue School. March 1995. 2010-08-27 . Raymond W. Smith. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying three photos.
  2. Web site: About. Walter Elwood Museum. 25 September 2014.