Roger Williams Public School No. 10
Roger Williams Public School No. 10, also known as South Scranton Catholic High School, is a historic school building located at Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Roger Williams Public School No. 10 | |
The school building in 2013 | |
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Location | 901 Prospect Ave., Scranton, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°23′38″N 75°39′57″W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | c. 1896 |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 97000520[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 13, 1997 |
Description
It was built about 1896, and is a two-story, "I"-shaped brick and sandstone building in a Late Victorian style. It features a central three-story entrance tower with a hipped roof. A two-story brick addition was built in 1965.
The public school was closed in 1941, and subsequently acquired by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton for use as a consolidated Catholic high school. It was renamed in 1973, as Bishop Klonowski High School, and closed in 1982.
The property was acquired by Lackawanna Junior College in 1982.[2] In 2012, it is occupied by Goodwill Industries.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Cynthia A. Rose (1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Roger Williams Public School No. 10" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-03.