Public School No. 60

United States historic place


Public School No. 60
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Public School No. 60, October 2013
42°57′04″N 78°54′12″W / 42.95111°N 78.90333°W / 42.95111; -78.90333
Area	2.03 acres (0.82 ha)
Built	1897 (1897), 1922
Built by	John W. Cowper Co.
Architect	Carl Schmill; William B. Ittner & the Buffalo Assoc. Architects
Architectural style	Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	14000489^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 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

^ ^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)". 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