National Register of Historic Places
James Madison School
Listed federally as Madison, James, School
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
The record
- Listed
- June 24, 2009
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 528 Quincy Ave., Scranton
- County
- Lackawanna
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Contributing resources
- 1 building
- Coordinates
- 41.40833, -75.65289
- Reference number
- 09000463
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The story
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The James Madison School is a school building at 528 Quincy Ave. in Scranton, Lackawanna County, built in 1927 and 1928 in the Late Gothic Revival and Classical Revival styles.
Why it's listed
It was listed under criterion C, with local-level significance in architecture and a period of significance of 1928, reflecting its 1927-1928 construction.
Physical character
The school has a steel and reinforced-concrete frame, concrete walls and foundation, brick masonry, and an asphalt roof, with a penthouse, stairways, and an iron railed fence and gates added in 1928.
Historical context
It opened as an elementary school in 1928, became a junior high in 1973, served intermediate grades from 1978, and closed in 2001.