James Madison School

James Madison School, also known as East Scranton Intermediate School and East Scranton Junior High School, is a historic school building located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1927–1928, and is a three-story, "C"-shaped steel frame, brick, and reinforced concrete building in an eclectic Late Gothic Revival / Classical Revival style. It measures approximately 105 feet by 165 feet and has a flat roof. The building has undergone little alteration since it original construction.[2]

James Madison School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The former school in 2013
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Location	528 Quincy Ave., Scranton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	41°24′30″N 75°39′11″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1927–1928
Architect	Arthur P. Coon, Alaimo Brothers
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Classical Revival
MPS	Educational Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.	09000463[1]
Added to NRHP	June 24, 2009

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

In 2015, the building was renovated to house an early childhood learning program as well as apartments for graduate students at the University of Scranton.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Philip E. Pendleton (July 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: James Madison School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-02.
3. Bolus, Kathleen (November 20, 2015). "Historic Scranton school transformed into early learning center, college apartments". Scranton Times-Tribune. Retrieved March 4, 2017.