South Ward School is a historic

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building located at Bellefonte,

Centre County, Pennsylvania Centre County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,172. Its county seat is Bellefonte. Centre County comprises the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The lands ...

. It was built in 1887, and is a large, two-story, Victorian eclectic brick building. It measures 100 feet by 50 feet, has a

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, and has

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and Queen Anne design elements. The building features a three-story bell tower with a steeply pitched hipped roof. ''Note:'' This includes The building has been converted to apartments. It was added to the

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in 1978.

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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Italianate architecture in Pennsylvania Queen Anne architecture in Pennsylvania School buildings completed in 1887 Schools in Centre County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Centre County, Pennsylvania {{CentreCountyPA-NRHP-stub