St. Columba's School (Schenectady, New York)

St. Columba's School
Location400 Craig St., Schenectady, New York
Coordinates42°48′19″N 73°56′16″W / 42.80528°N 73.93778°W / 42.80528; -73.93778
Area0.67 acres (0.27 ha)
Built1923 (1923)
ArchitectWalter H. van Guysling, M.L. & H. G. Emery
Architectural styleCollegiate Gothic
NRHP reference No.15000853[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 2015

St. Columba's School is a historic school building located at Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. It was built in 1923, and is a three-story, reddish-brown brick building in the Collegiate Gothic style. It features white Indiana limestone buttress amortizements, pinnacles, and a crenellated parapet. The school closed in 1974, and since 1976 the building has housed the local Boys and Girls Club.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/30/15 through 12/04/15. National Park Service. December 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 1, 2016. Note: This includes Michael Lopez and Emilie Gould (January 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Columba's School" (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs