Whitpain Public School Explained

Whitpain Public School
Location:799 Skippack Pike, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.1575°N -75.2742°W
Built:1895
Architect:Baker, Victor H.; Shaeff Jr., Walter
Architecture:Late Victorian, Gothic, et al.
Added:December 20, 2006
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:06001150

Whitpain Public School, also known as Whitpain High School and the 1895 School, is a historic school building located in Blue Bell, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1895, and is a two-story, stucco covered stone and brick building. It is in a Late Victorian style with Queen Anne and Gothic Revival style details. It measures 37 feet wide by 50 feet deep, and sits on a fieldstone foundation. It features an entrance porch and numerous Gothic arches.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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|H111628_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Whitpain Public School]. 2012-04-21. John R. Simon. PDF. April 2006.