Vrooman Avenue School Explained

Vrooman Avenue School
Location:400 Vrooman Ave., Amsterdam, New York
Coordinates:42.9356°N -74.175°W
Built:1918
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Georgian Revival
Added:June 30, 1983
Refnum:83001712

The Vrooman Avenue School is a historic school building located at 400 Vrooman Avenue in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. It was built in 1918 and is a two-story, H-shaped, yellow brick institutional building. It features a slight projecting central pavilion at the main entrance and an elaborate stone carving depicting a child's head and a swag draped around an open book. A gymnasium was added to the main structure in 1925. The school closed in June 1975,[1] and is now an apartment building.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Vrooman Avenue School. March 1983. 2010-09-11 . Lucy A. Breyer. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying four photos.