Charles S. Foos Elementary School, also known as Douglass and Weiser School, is a historic elementary school building located at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1903 and was expanded and renovated in 1912. A small addition was built in 1921. It was originally in the Romanesque Revival style, but transformed to the Classical Revival style with the renovations. The C-shaped brick building contains 21 classrooms and an auditorium that seats over 200. The school closed in 1979.[2] Part of the very large school building is now a nursery school, and part condominiums.
Charles S. Foos Elementary School | |
 Charles S. Foos Elementary School, March 2011 | |
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| Location | Douglass and Weiser Sts., Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°20′52″N 75°56′18″W / 40.34778°N 75.93833°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1903, 1912, 1921 |
| Architect | Scholl, Edward |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83004191[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 10, 1983 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is located in the Queen Anne Historic District.
References
edit- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Ricki Hurwitz (July 1983). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Foos, Charles S., Elementary School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)