Stevens High School (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) Explained

Stevens High School
Coordinates:40.0406°N -76.3131°W
Built:1904–1905
Architect:George Gessell, C. Emlen Urban
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, 2nd Renaissance Revival
Added:June 30, 1983
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:83002257

Stevens High School, also known as Girls High School and Stevens Elementary School, is an historic, former American high school building located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

Designed by noted Lancaster architect C. Emlen Urban and built between 1904 and 1905, this historic structure is a three-story, rectangular brick and brownstone building that was created in the Second Renaissance Revival style. It has a slate covered mansard roof and terra cotta ornamentation.

The building measures 176 feet wide and 74 feet deep. It operated as a high school until 1938, when it was designated an elementary school. The school is named for Congressman Thaddeus Stevens (1792–1868).[1] It was converted to apartments in the 1980s by developer Owen Kugel.

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

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|H050952_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Stevens High School]. 2012-02-25. John J. Snyder, Jr.. PDF. February 1983.