Smyrna Elementary School Explained

Smyrna Elementary School
Coordinates:42.6861°N -75.57°W
Built:1941
Architect:Gordon Wright
Architecture:Moderne
Added:December 16, 1996
Refnum:96001428

Smyrna Elementary School is a historic elementary school building located at Smyrna in Chenango County, New York. The original 86000square feet, L-shaped school was constructed in 1941. In 1956, a 4650square feet addition was completed in two sections; a classroom section to the east and small kitchen addition to the south. It is a single-story building with basement and mezzanine work space. The building is in the Art Moderne style. The school closed in the late 1970s after consolidation in the Sherburne-Earlville Central School.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Smyrna Elementary School. August 1996. 2010-02-20 . Kathleen LaFrank. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying five photos.