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National Register of Historic Places

Franklin School

On the National Register since 198343 years
Georgian RevivalListed 1983Schenectady
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Franklin School

Franklin School, at Ave. B and Mason St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 30, 1983. It was among the first 9 of Schenectady’s 37 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Georgian Revival, as it does for 63 other New York listings. The listing covers 1.2 acres.

What it isListed on the NRHP in Schenectady, New York, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 30 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Ave. B and Mason St., Schenectady · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Franklin SchoolStart here
  2. 2First Unitarian Society ChurchBuilding · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3General Electric Realty PlotGeorgian Revival · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Irving Langmuir HouseVernacular Colonial Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

8 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BNott Street SchoolLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 18770.4 mi★Nott Memorial HallVictorian Gothic0.6 miBSeeley FarmhouseVernacular0.7 miDUnion Street Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.8 miBElmer Avenue SchoolBuilding0.9 miDSt. Mary's Catholic Church ComplexDistrict0.9 miBSchenectady City Hall and Post OfficeClassical · Built 19311 miBUS Post Office-SchenectadyNeoclassical1 mi
More like it

Georgian Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Georgian Revival.

General Electric Realty Plot0.4 mi away
Hotel Van Curler1.5 mi away
Goodrich School11.1 mi away
Public School No. 1013.5 mi away

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Questions about Franklin School

Is Franklin School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 30, 1983 (Register number 83001791).

Is Franklin School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Irving Langmuir House, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Franklin School?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Franklin School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 30 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75321675 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.