Old Newark Comprehensive School

United States historic place


Old Newark Comprehensive School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Old Newark Comprehensive School, April 2010
39°40′59″N 75°45′00″W / 39.68296°N 75.74993°W / 39.68296; -75.74993
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1884
MPS	Newark MRA
NRHP reference No.	82002348^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 7, 1982

Old Newark Comprehensive School is a historic school building in Newark, Delaware. It was completed in 1884 and is a two-story, rectangular public building. It has five bays at the original north front facade, with a later addition to the west. It housed elementary school grades from the time of its construction to about 1900. It housed the high school's industrial arts program from 1935 until 1965 and then served as the location of the Christina School District's administrative offices,^[2] until 2009.^{[citation needed]}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Newark Comprehensive School". National Park Service. Retrieved April 20, 2010.Accompanying photos