Public School 17
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Public School 17 is a historic school
located at City Island, The Bronx, New York, New York
. It was designed by noted architect C. B. J. Snyder (1860–1945) and built in 1897 in the Neo-Georgian
style. A rear addition was built in 1930. It is a two story, five bay brick building on a high basement. It features a shallow wooden entrance porch with Doric order
columns. It served as a school until 1975 and now serves as the City Island Historical Society and Nautical Museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1984.
School
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located at City Island, The Bronx, New York, New York
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. It was designed by noted architect C. B. J. Snyder (1860–1945) and built in 1897 in the Neo-Georgian
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
style. A rear addition was built in 1930. It is a two story, five bay brick building on a high basement. It features a shallow wooden entrance porch with Doric order
Doric order
The Doric order was one of the three orders or organizational systems of ancient Greek or classical architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.-History:...
columns. It served as a school until 1975 and now serves as the City Island Historical Society and Nautical Museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1984.