Public School No. 60
Public School No. 60, October 2013
Public School No. 60 is located in New York
Public School No. 60
Public School No. 60 is located in the United States
Public School No. 60
Location238 Ontario St., Buffalo, New York
Coordinates42°57′04″N 78°54′12″W / 42.95111°N 78.90333°W / 42.95111; -78.90333
Area2.03 acres (0.82 ha)
Built1897 (1897), 1922
Built byJohn W. Cowper Co.
ArchitectCarl Schmill; William B. Ittner & the Buffalo Assoc. Architects
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.14000489[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 2014

Public School No. 60, also known as Riverside Academy, is a historic school building located in the Riverside neighborhood of Buffalo, Erie County, New York. The original section was built in 1897, and is a three-story, 12 bay, "I"-plan red brick building with Renaissance Revival detailing. It sits on a raised basement and features polychrome, stepped façade, quoining, and classical entrances. A substantial three-story rear addition was built in 1922 and includes an auditorium.[2] The building has been converted to accommodate 68 units of affordable housing.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/18/14 through 8/23/14. National Park Service. 2014-08-29.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Roysin Bennet Younkin; Albert Rex & Jennifer Walkowski (May 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Public School No. 60" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs

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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in New York
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