Maine Central School Explained

Maine Central School
Coordinates:42.194°N -76.0638°W
Built:1940
Added:January 7, 1998
Refnum:97001619

Maine Central School, also known as J. Ralph Ingalls School, is an historic school building located at Maine in Broome County, New York.

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.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Maine Central School. November 1996. 2009-11-20 . Kathleen LaFrank. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying five photos.