National Register of Historic Places

Irving Female College

Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Listed
May 5, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83002231

About this property

Irving Female College, also known as Irving Manor Apartments and Seidle Memorial Hospital, is a historic school complex located in Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The complex consists of two buildings: Irving Hall and Columbian Hall. Irving Hall is the older building, dating from about 1856. It is a three-story, U-shaped brick building with wood trim in the Italianate style. An extension to the building was built about 1900. Columbian Hall, built in 1893, is a three-story, rectangular brick building with a wood-frame addition. It is in a combined Italianate / Spanish Renaissance Revival style. It features a projecting stair tower with a semi-conical roof. Both Irving Hall and Columbian Hall were converted to apartments in the late-1930s. The complex formerly included a third building, known as "Argyle," which was the home of the Irving College president. Built in 1911, it was a rectangular Spanish Renaissance Revival style dwelling, with a low hipped roof and wraparound verandah. "Argyle" was demolished in 1991 to make room for expansion of Seidle Hospital. The Irving College complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Location

Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
40.21469, -76.99992

Categories

EDUCATION
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District
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0.5 mi
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0.5 mi
Simpson Street School
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0.6 mi
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Eberly, Johannes, House
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Nearby Battles

Battle of Sporting Hill / Mechanicsburg PA June 1863
1863Civil War
0.5 mi
Battle of Sporting Hill
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3.2 mi
Sporting Hill Skirmish
1863Civil War
3.5 mi

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When was Irving Female College listed on the National Register?

Irving Female College was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Irving Female College?

Irving Female College is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Irving Female College?

The period of significance for Irving Female College is recorded as the industrial era.

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