Simon Cameron School Explained

Simon Cameron School
Coordinates:	40.2756°N -76.8947°W
Built:	1896, 1900
Architect:	Charles Howard Lloyd Charles James Foose
Architecture:	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
Added:	April 24, 1986
Refnum:	86000855

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).^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H016573_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Simon Cameron School]. 2011-11-12. James A. Stuart III. PDF. February 1986.