Summit Hill High School Explained

Summit Hill High School
Location:	124 W. Hazard St., Summit Hill, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.8261°N -75.8747°W
Built:	1911
Architecture:	Renaissance
Added:	February 16, 2001
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	01000138

Summit Hill High School was an American high school that was located in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania in Carbon County, Pennsylvania in the commonwealth's Lehigh Valley region.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

History and architectural features

This school was built in 1911 and is a three-story, H-shaped, building that was designed in the Renaissance Revival style. It was made using structural terra cotta and faced with Roman brick. It measures approximately 122 feet wide and 82 feet deep. The school closed during the late 1960s and was renovated and converted into apartments in 1997.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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|H105583_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Summit Hill High School ]. 2012-10-30. Christine Ussler. PDF. August 2000.