National Register of Historic Places
William Shelly School and Annex
Listed federally as Shelly, William, School and Annex
West York Borough, York County, Pennsylvania
The record
- Listed
- May 2, 2001
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 201 N. Adams St., West York Borough
- County
- York
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Period of significance
- 1875 to 1974
- Contributing resources
- 2 buildings
- Coordinates
- 40.04634, -76.76333
- Reference number
- 01000464
The story
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The William Shelly School and Annex is a school building at 201 N. Adams St. in West York Borough, York County. A one-room schoolhouse was built around 1897; the Italian Renaissance style building was built in 1905 to 1908 by architect Charles Augustus Keyworth.
Why it's listed
It was listed under criteria A and C, with local-level significance in education and architecture. Its period of significance runs about 1897 to 1950, reflecting the 1919 rebuilding after a fire.
Physical character
Brick walls rest on a stone foundation with sandstone and wood trim, under an asphalt roof combining gambrel and hipped sections; the facade includes a Palladian window group. The school was rebuilt after a 1919 fire. In 1960 its doorway was bricked shut and a bathroom added; around 1960 the west entrance doors were moved and their side lights removed.
Historical context
West York was incorporated as a borough in 1904, and its first high school class of six pupils graduated in 1910. The West York and West Manchester Township school districts merged in 1955, and from 1960 to 1997 the building served as storage for the Jones Moving and Storage Company. It was named for William H. Shelly and operated by the West York School Board.