Groton High School is a historic

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

building located at Groton in

Tompkins County, New York Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,740. The county seat is Ithaca. The name is in honor of Daniel D. Tompkins, who served as Governor of New York and Vice President ...

. It was built in 1919–1920 and features

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

details, such as six monumental engaged

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columns. The front block of the building is three stories in height with a rear projection set back and reduced in height to two, then one, stories and forming a "T" shaped configuration. The building ceased being used for educational purposes in 1975.''See also:'' The current high school campus is located in the south of the Village. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1994.

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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Defunct schools in New York (state) Neoclassical architecture in New York (state) School buildings completed in 1920 Schools in Tompkins County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Tompkins County, New York 1920 establishments in New York (state) {{TompkinsCountyNY-NRHP-stub