National Register of Historic Places

Central School

Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan
Listed
February 16, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84001809

About this property

Central School is a former school building located at 101 East Pike Street in Pontiac, Michigan. It is the oldest remaining school building in Pontiac. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Pontiac's Union School was built on this site in 1853. The Union School was demolished in 1893, and this building was constructed in its place. The building was constructed for $12,000 by H. Heitsch, a local builder/contractor. It was designed to accommodate 320 students in eight classrooms, four per floor, for students in grades 1–8. An addition was constructed in 1917, designed to be compatible with the original building. A second, more contemporary addition was constructed in 1957. By the 1980s, the school housed the adult education and job placement program of the Pontiac School District. By the 2000s it was vacant. Central School is a two-and-one-half story Richardsonian Romanesque brick structure situated on a small hill near Pontiac's central business district. The building is topped with a steeply pitched hip roof with projecting side gables and hipped dormers. The main facade is dominated by a four-story, pyramid-roofed central projecting tower. The main entrance is located in the base of the tower. Secondary entrances are at the sides underneath the dormers. The 1917 addition continues the materials, scale and detailing of the original structure. National Register of Historic Places listings in Oakland County, Michigan

Location

101 E. Pike St.
Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan
42.63785, -83.28828

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When was Central School listed on the National Register?

Central School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Central School?

Central School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Central School?

The period of significance for Central School is recorded as the industrial era.

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