Haskell School (Troy, New York)

Haskell School
Location 150 Sixth Ave., Troy, New York
Coordinates 42°45′28″N 73°40′42″W / 42.75778°N 73.67833°W / 42.75778; -73.67833Coordinates: 42°45′28″N 73°40′42″W / 42.75778°N 73.67833°W / 42.75778; -73.67833
Area less than one acre
Built 1894
Architect William H. Demers
Architectural style Renaissance
NRHP Reference # 03000244[1]
Added to NRHP September 19, 2003

Haskell School is a historic school building located at Troy in Rensselaer County, New York. It was built in 1894 and is a "T"-shaped, three story, red brick building on an elevated limestone basement in the Renaissance Revival style. It has a flat roof with a massive metal cornice. It features a majestic front entrance with a gated arch rising two stories over a tiled vestibule. The arch includes the inscription "Haskell School" in a terra cotta frieze. It was used as a school until 1975, then converted to apartments after 1977.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

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