{"nrhp_refnum":"08000105","name":"North Main Street School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"185 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Spring Valley","county":"Rockland County","state":"NY","lat":41.12294116400005,"lon":-74.04300504299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-02-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Colonial Revival brick former public elementary school at 185 North Main Street in Spring Valley, Rockland County, New York. The original section was built in 1916 and enlarged in 1930, with later additions in 1957 and afterward.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is significant for its role in developing the public education system in the Village of Spring Valley and as an example of Colonial Revival educational design. It reflects early 20th century public improvements in the village and the growth of the local school population. The 1916 and 1930 sections were designed by Ernest Sibley and Tooker & Marsh respectively.","narrative":"Built in 1916 at 185 North Main Street in Spring Valley, this two-story red brick school was designed in the Colonial Revival style by architect Ernest Sibley with builder Warren Eyrich. A special school meeting in 1915 approved an eight-room grammar school because classes had been held in the hook and ladder fire company building to handle the number of children. The building has Flemish bond brickwork, brick quoins, a projecting gabled pavilion with a wrought iron balcony, and entrances with Tuscan columns and fanlights. In 1930 Tooker & Marsh more than doubled its size, adding classrooms, an auditorium, a cafeteria and shops in matching materials. Further additions followed in 1957 and later. Inside, glazed brick wainscoting, a library fireplace and an intact stage survive. The county bought the school in 1977 for Rockland Community College use. It was recognized for its place in local public education and as a Colonial Revival school design from 1916 to 1930.","period_of_significance":"1916-1930","architect_builder":"1916: E. Sibley & A.H. Knapp, architects; W. Eyrich, builder. 1930: Tooker & Marsh, architects. 1957: Schofield & Perry, architects.","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as the former North Main Street School, now a satellite campus of Rockland Community College; historic and current function both listed as education: school.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:52.702302-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/08000105.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000105/89f4fde4db-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08000105/89f4fde4db-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North_Main_Street_School,_Spring_Valley,_NY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North_Main_Street_School,_Spring_Valley,_NY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321470","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Main_Street_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7056027"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/rockland-county/north-main-street-school-08000105/"}