{"nrhp_refnum":"11000601","name":"Springfield Center Elementary School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"129 Cty. Rd. 29A","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield Center","county":"Otsego County","state":"NY","lat":42.83252425200004,"lon":-74.87367160799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-08-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Education"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, L-shaped brick elementary school at 129 CR 29A in the hamlet of Springfield Center, Otsego County, New York, designed and built in 1958 by architect Myron Jordon.","why_significant":"The school is significant under Criterion A for its link to public education in Otsego County, built after school consolidation and rising enrollment. It is significant under Criterion C as a well-preserved International Style school by Myron Jordon, a prominent local architect known for school designs. It keeps a high level of integrity, with original windows, finishes and fixtures.","narrative":"Springfield Center Elementary School is a one-story, L-shaped brick building on a 6.89-acre parcel along CR 29A in Otsego County, New York. Designed and built in 1958 by Richfield Springs architect Myron Jordon, it replaced an earlier 1923 school that stood just to the south and was later demolished. Voters approved a $325,000 bond in 1957 to relieve overcrowding after school districts were consolidated. The International Style design uses a steel frame, a flat roof, continuous bands of metal windows and little ornament, with red-painted wood trim marking the entrances. Inside, seven classrooms line two corridors, with an auditorium-gymnasium, stage and kitchen. Original floors, fixtures, radiators, windows and the boiler survive. The main alterations came in 1999, when the former kindergarten became the town library. The building is listed for its role in local education and as a well-preserved example of Jordon's school work.","period_of_significance":"1958","architect_builder":"Myron A. Jordon, architect","architectural_style":"Modern Movement (International Style)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Now partly used for town functions, including a town library, meeting room and town courtroom; the original kindergarten was converted to the library in 1999.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.099322-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/11000601.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000601/bd965e8300-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000601/bd965e8300-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Agreen54","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Springfield_Center_Elementary_School.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Agreen54</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Springfield_Center_Elementary_School.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320984","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Center_Elementary_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23092088"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/otsego-county/springfield-center-elementary-school-11000601/"}