{"nrhp_refnum":"83001642","name":"Public School 11","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1257 Ogden Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"The Bronx","state":"NY","lat":40.83975145800008,"lon":-73.92601784699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-part brick and stone public school complex at 1257 Ogden Avenue in the western Bronx, New York City, first built in 1889 with additions in 1905 and 1930, on a triangular block.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is one of the finest Romanesque Revival buildings in the Bronx and an intact example of late nineteenth century academic architecture in New York City. Its 1889 and 1905 sections were designed by successive superintendents of public school buildings, George W. DeBevoise and C.B.J. Snyder. The additions harmonize with the original design and reflect the school's growth with its neighborhood.","narrative":"Public School 11 occupies a triangular block at Ogden Avenue, Merriam Avenue and West 169th Street in the western Bronx. The brick and stone complex has three parts. The oldest, built in 1889 to designs by school superintendent George W. DeBevoise, has a central entrance tower, a mansard roof and contrasting stone and brick, all hallmarks of the Romanesque Revival style. In 1905 his successor, C.B.J. Snyder, added a six-bay wing to the south with plainer ornament but matching materials and lines. A gymnasium-auditorium by an unknown architect followed in 1930, and a 1937 interior mural of the Bronx's development was added under a W.P.A. arts project. The school replaced an 1852 building as the area's population grew after annexation to New York City. It was listed as an exceptional academic building with harmonizing additions and as a rare surviving example of its type and period in the Bronx.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900- (specific dates 1889; additions 1905, 1930)","architect_builder":"George W. DeBevoise (1889); C.B.J. Snyder (1905); unknown (1930)","architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in educational use; condition marked good and altered, on its original site.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.289583-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/83001642.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001642/766851e33a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001642/766851e33a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jim.henderson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PS91_Highbridge_1257_Ogden_jeh.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim.henderson</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PS91_Highbridge_1257_Ogden_jeh.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"87001388","name":"Grand Concourse Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/grand-concourse-historic-district-87001388/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316503","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_11_(Bronx)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7257549"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/the-bronx/public-school-11-83001642/"}