The Simpson Street School is an historic, American

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complex that is located in Mechanicsburg in

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. It was listed on the

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in 1983.

History and architectural features

This complex consists of a Romanesque Revival-style building that was built in 1892, and two

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-style buildings that were added during the 1920s. The 1892 building is square in plan, two-and-one-half-story structure with a raised basement. It was built using pressed brick and features three ornate projecting entrances. The addition was built in two phases, in 1926 and 1929. It is a two-story structure that was built using yellow brick with

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trim. It was used as a high school until 1957, then as a junior high until 1981, when it was sold by the school district. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the

in 1983.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Former school buildings in the United States School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Romanesque Revival architecture in Pennsylvania Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania School buildings completed in 1892 Buildings and structures in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania