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Public School 108 is a historic school building located in
Cypress Hills, Brooklyn East New York is a residential neighborhood in the eastern section of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, United States. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are roughly the Cemetery Belt and the Queens borough lin ...
,
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. It was designed by James W. Naughton and built in 1895. It is a three-story, brick building trimmed in Lake Superior
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in the
Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...
style. It has an attic fourth floor pierced by
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windows. It consists of a seven bay central section connected to three bay wide end pavilions by recessed wings. ''See also:'' It was listed on the
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in 1982. The building continues to house an elementary school, now known as P.S. 108 Sal Abbracciamento School.


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List of New York City Landmarks These are lists of New York City landmarks designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission: * New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan: ** List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan below 14th Street ** List o ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, New York The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the New York City borough o ...


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Cypress Hills, Brooklyn School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City Public elementary schools in Brooklyn New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn Romanesque Revival architecture in New York City School buildings completed in 1895 National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn {{Brooklyn-school-stub