Edgewood House (Pelham Manor, New York)
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Edgewood House is a historic school
building located at Pelham Manor
, Westchester County, New York
. It was built in 1893 and is a -story, wood and masonry building in the Colonial Revival
style. It is composed of a wide central gable roofed pavilion, flanked by flat-roofed wings of balanced proportions. It features deep porches and a large semi-elliptical bay window. It was once associated with Mrs. Hazen's School (1889-1915) and is representative of a turn-of-the-century academic building. The building once housed reception areas, classrooms, a gymnasium
, dormitories, and staff quarters. It has been converted to apartments.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1986.
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
building located at Pelham Manor
Pelham Manor, New York
Pelham Manor is a village located in Westchester County, New York, USA. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 5,486. It is located in the town of Pelham.- Demographics :...
, Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
. It was built in 1893 and is a -story, wood and masonry building in the Colonial Revival
Colonial Revival architecture
The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style, garden design, and interior design movement in the United States which sought to revive elements of Georgian architecture, part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement in the arts. In the early 1890s Americans began to value their own...
style. It is composed of a wide central gable roofed pavilion, flanked by flat-roofed wings of balanced proportions. It features deep porches and a large semi-elliptical bay window. It was once associated with Mrs. Hazen's School (1889-1915) and is representative of a turn-of-the-century academic building. The building once housed reception areas, classrooms, a gymnasium
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
, dormitories, and staff quarters. It has been converted to apartments.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1986.