Public School 17

Public School 17
City Island Historical Society and Nautical Museum, September 2009
Location: 190 Fordham St., New York, New York
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1897
Architect: Snyder, C. B. J.
Architectural style: Gothic, Neo-Georgian
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#:

84002065

[1]
Added to NRHP: September 27, 1984

Public School 17 is a historic school located at City Island, The Bronx, New York, New York. It was designed by noted architect C. B. J. Snyder (1860–1945) and built in 1897 in the Neo-Georgian style. A rear addition was built in 1930. It is a two story, five bay brick building on a high basement. It features a shallow wooden entrance porch with Doric order columns. It served as a school until 1975 and now serves as the City Island Historical Society and Nautical Museum.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Merrill Hesch (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Public School 17". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=711. Retrieved 2011-01-12.  See also: "Accompanying five photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=714. 

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