Cotton and Maple Streets School

Cotton and Maple Streets School
Cotton and Maple Streets School, April 2011
Location Cotton and Maple Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°19′42″N 75°55′5″W / 40.32833°N 75.91806°W / 40.32833; -75.91806Coordinates: 40°19′42″N 75°55′5″W / 40.32833°N 75.91806°W / 40.32833; -75.91806
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1902-1903
Built by Meinholz, George
Architect Head, Hiram S.
Architectural style Romanesque, Other, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference # 86001676[1]
Added to NRHP July 17, 1986

Cotton and Maple Streets School is a historic school building located at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1902-1903, and is a two-story, brick and sandstone building in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It features terra cotta decorative elements and measures 210 feet by 201 feet. It has a rear service wing. The building became a clubhouse in the 1940s.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (March 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cotton and Maple Streets School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-08.


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