Mexico Academy and Central School

Mexico Academy and Central School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Mexico Academy and Central School, November 2009
Location:	5805 Main St., Mexico, New York
Coordinates:	43°27′37″N 76°14′6″W / 43.46028°N 76.235°W / 43.46028; -76.235Coordinates: 43°27′37″N 76°14′6″W / 43.46028°N 76.235°W / 43.46028; -76.235
Area:	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built:	1938
Architect:	Fullerton, Harold O.
Architectural style:	Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
Governing body:	Local
MPS:	Mexico MPS
NRHP Reference#:	91001633[1]
Added to NRHP:	November 14, 1991

Mexico Academy and Central School is a historic school building located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. It was built originally in 1927, damaged by fire in 1937 and reconstructed in 1938. It is a two story, Georgian Revival style brick building in a "U" shaped plan. It features a distinctive tower that contains an 1828 bell from an earlier building. The entry is distinguished by a two story, five bay portico supported by six Ionic columns and crowned by a Chippendale patterned balustrade.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[1]

See also

• Mexico Central School District

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Kathleen LaFrank (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mexico Academy and Central School". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6872. Retrieved 2009-11-10.  See also: "Accompanying five photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6857. 

External links

• Mexico Academy and Central School - official district website
• Mexico Academy and Central School - Mexico, New York - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com