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

St. Columba's School
Location 400 Craig St., Schenectady, New York
Coordinates 42°48′19″N 73°56′16″W / 42.80528°N 73.93778°W / 42.80528; -73.93778Coordinates: 42°48′19″N 73°56′16″W / 42.80528°N 73.93778°W / 42.80528; -73.93778
Area 0.67 acres (0.27 ha)
Built 1923 (1923)
Architect Walter H. van Guysling, M.L. & H. G. Emery
Architectural style Collegiate Gothic
NRHP Reference # 15000853[1]
Added to NRHP December 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. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/30/15 through 12/04/15. National Park Service. 2015-12-11.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Michael Lopez and Emilie Gould (January 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Columba's School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs


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