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Stevens High School
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National Register of Historic Places

Stevens High School

Also known as Stevens Elementary School

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

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About Stevens High School

Stevens High School, at W. Chestnut and Charlotte Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 30, 1983. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Second Renaissance Revival, as it does for 6 other Pennsylvania listings. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric apartment building and former school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 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 · 16 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

W. Chestnut and Charlotte Sts., Lancaster · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Stevens High SchoolStart here
  2. 2West LawnItalianate · next door
  3. 3Schnader, Walter, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Schnader, R. K. & Sons, Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse · next door
  5. 5Slater Cigar CompanyTobacco Warehouse · 0.2 mi on
Around it

34 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BNissly-Stauffer Tobacco WarehousesBrick Warehouse0.2 mi★Fulton Opera HouseVictorian0.3 miBLancaster Trust CompanyRomanesque Revival0.3 miBAndrew Ellicott HouseGeorgian · Built 17800.3 miBU.S. Post OfficeBeaux Arts0.3 miDLancaster City Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miDNorth Prince Street Historic DistrictBrick Warehouse0.3 miBMartin, B. B., Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.3 miBB.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco WarehouseRomanesque Revival · Built 18990.4 miBKirk Johnson BuildingBeaux Arts0.4 miSSoldiers and Sailors MonumentGothic · Built 18740.4 miBHager BuildingChicago Style0.4 miBOld City HallFederal0.4 miBW.W. Griest BuildingItalian Renaissance · Built 19250.4 miBCentral MarketRomanesque Revival · Built 18890.4 miBNew Era BuildingQueen Anne0.4 miBGermania Turnverein BuildingVictorian0.4 miBWagner's, Charlie, CafeRomanesque Revival0.4 mi
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BReilly Brothers and Raub BuildingBeaux Arts0.4 miBHamilton ApartmentsChicago Style0.4 miBLancaster ArmoryColonial Revival0.4 miBFollmer, Clogg and Company Umbrella FactoryBuilt 18920.4 miDNorth Charlotte Street Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.4 miDHarrisburg Avenue Tobacco Historic DistrictTobacco Warehouse0.4 miBHenry Krauskap House, and StoreVictorian0.5 miBFarmer's Southern MarketQueen Anne0.5 miBSteinman Hardware StoreBuilding0.5 miBJasper Yeates HouseGeorgian0.5 miBMilleysack, J. B. Cigar FactoryTobacco Warehouse0.5 miBFrey, Jacob L., Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.5 miBLancaster County CourthouseRoman Revival0.5 miBOld Main, Goethean Hall, and Diagnothian HallGothic0.5 miDFranklin and Marshall College Campus Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.5 miBFriedman, Henry B., Tobacco WarehouseTobacco Warehouse0.5 mi

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Questions about Stevens High School

Is Stevens High School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 30, 1983 (Register number 83002257).

Is Stevens High School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Pennsylvania has 169 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Fulton Opera House, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Stevens High 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 Stevens High School?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 16 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 71996093 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.