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National Register of Historic Places

St. Columba School

On the National Register since 201511 years
Listed 2015Schenectady
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About St. Columba School

St. Columba School, at 400 Craig St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 1, 2015. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the local level. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isSchool building in Schenectady, New York. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Through the years

1923 to today

  1. 1923Built
  2. 2015Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 11 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 5 minutes

400 Craig St., Schenectady · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1St. Columba SchoolStart here
  2. 2Mann, Horace, SchoolBuilt 1908 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3George Washington Carver Community CenterBuilding · next door
Around it

28 more Register listings within a mile

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

SVale Cemetery and Vale ParkSite0.4 miBSchenectady Police DepartmentBuilding0.5 miBSchenectady Savings BankBuilding0.5 miBFoster BuildingBeaux Arts0.5 miBSchenectady Public Market and Scale HouseBuilding0.6 miDSt. Mary's Catholic Church ComplexDistrict0.6 miBProctor, F. F., Theatre and ArcadeBuilt 19260.6 miBFitzgerald BuildingBuilding0.6 miBBrandywine Avenue SchoolClassical Revival0.7 miBMica Insulator CompanyDaylight Factory0.7 miDUnion Street Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.7 miBCentral Fire StationGeorgian Revival0.7 miBSt. George's Lodge No. 6 Masonic Temple and ClubBuilding0.7 miBClark Witbeck Co. WarehouseBuilding0.7 miBSchenectady City Hall and Post OfficeClassical · Built 19310.7 miBUS Post Office-SchenectadyNeoclassical0.7 miBGeneral Electric Building 32Building0.8 miBGeneral Electric Building 31Building0.8 mi
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BSchenectady ArmoryTudor Revival · Built 19360.8 miBWedgeway BuildingBuilding0.8 miBH. S. Barney BuildingNeoclassical0.8 mi★General Electric Research LaboratoryBuilt 19000.9 miBElmer Avenue SchoolBuilding0.9 miBHotel Van CurlerGeorgian Revival0.9 miBYoung Men's Christian Association of SchenectadyBuilding0.9 mi★Nott Memorial HallVictorian Gothic0.9 miBAlexandra Apartment HotelBuilding1 miDStockade Historic District (Boundary Increase)District1 mi

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Questions about St. Columba School

Is St. Columba School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 1, 2015 (Register number 15000853).

Is St. Columba School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is General Electric Research Laboratory, 0.9 miles away.

Can you visit St. Columba 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.

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