PS 15

Public School 15

Public School 15, November 2010
Location 4010 Dyre Avenue, the Bronx, New York
Coordinates 40°53′27.4″N 73°49′51″W / 40.890944°N 73.83083°W / 40.890944; -73.83083Coordinates: 40°53′27.4″N 73°49′51″W / 40.890944°N 73.83083°W / 40.890944; -73.83083
Area less than one acre
Built 1877
Architect Cordial, Edward; Williams, Simon
Architectural style Gothic
NRHP Reference #

81000401

[1]
Added to NRHP December 10, 1981

Public School 15 is a historic school located at Eastchester in the Bronx, New York City. It was built in 1877 in the Victorian Gothic style. It is an "H" shaped red brick building on a stone foundation. It features a central picturesque bell tower with a steep pyramidal roof topped by a weather vane. It ceased use as a school in the late 1970s and serves as a child care center.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. James T. Dillon and Anne B. Covell (April 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Public School 15". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-12. See also: "Accompanying three photos".


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