Springfield School is a historic school building located in
Richmond, Virginia
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. The
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
structure was built in 1913 based on a design by noted Virginia architect
Charles M. Robinson. The -story structure has a granite exterior, a raised basement and a small penthouse.
The building 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 1992.
[ Its inclusion on the National Register was based upon the school's association with an important period of development for the Richmond Public School system, its association with Charles M. Robinson, its Gothic Revival architectural style, and the unusual use of granite (rather than brick) as the exterior construction material for a school structure in the area.][
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References
National Register of Historic Places in Richmond, Virginia
Gothic Revival architecture in Virginia
School buildings completed in 1913
Schools in Richmond, Virginia
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
1913 establishments in Virginia
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