Violet Avenue School is a historic school building located at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York. It was built in 1939–1940, and is a two-story, five part, Colonial Revival style school building with load-bearing bluestone walls. It consists of a central tetrastyle portico entry block flanked by four wings. The central section features a central two-story classical portico with four columns with Corinthian order capitals and a prominent domed cupola. The school was built under the auspices of the Public Works Administration and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was influential in the design.[2]: 4, 10
Violet Avenue School | |
 Violet Avenue School, August 2014 | |
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| Location | 191 Violet Ave., Poughkeepsie, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°43′40″N 73°54′43″W / 41.72778°N 73.91194°W |
| Area | 9.1 acres (3.7 ha) |
| Built | 1939-1940 |
| Built by | Caulway, Inc. |
| Architect | Charles J. Cooke |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 14000488[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 18, 2014 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Weston Davey (February 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Violet Avenue School" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs