North Main Street School
National Register of Historic Places

North Main Street School

Spring Valley, Rockland County, New York
Listed
February 28, 2008
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
08000105

About this property

The North Main Street School is located on that street (also New York State Route 45) in Spring Valley, New York, United States. It is a brick Colonial Revival building erected in the early 20th century in response to a rapidly increasing school population. Several times since then, it has been expanded. It remained in active use until the 1970s. It is an intact example of one of the early modern schools in the region. A proposal to demolish it in the mid-1980s met with widespread public opposition, and it has since been reused as a satellite campus of Rockland Community College. In 2008 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

185 N. Main St.
Spring Valley, Rockland County, New York
41.12294, -74.04301

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When was North Main Street School listed on the National Register?

North Main Street School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 2008.

What type of historic resource is North Main Street School?

North Main Street School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for North Main Street School?

The period of significance for North Main Street School is recorded as the colonial era.

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