{"nrhp_refnum":"93000860","name":"Hyde Park Elementary School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Post Rd. N of jct. with Fuller Ln.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hyde Park","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.791224912000075,"lon":-73.93568401699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-09-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Colonial Revival public elementary school on Post Road (U.S. Route 9) in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York, built in 1939-40 on a 6.9-acre lot. It was designed by Ross J. Sluyter and built by Walter W. Kingston.","why_significant":"The school is argued to be an intact, representative example of a small late-1930s public school and of Depression-era public works architecture, using traditional forms and materials tied to the region's Dutch colonial past. It is also significant for its educational function and continuous use, and for its link to Franklin D. Roosevelt, who took a personal part in its construction, including insisting on local fieldstone.","narrative":"Built in 1939-40 on Post Road in Hyde Park, this one-story, seven-bay Colonial Revival school has a rectangular main block with flanking north and south wings and a rear wing. The original walls are random-course ashlar fieldstone under a slate gable roof with two broad chimneys. A hip-roofed portico shelters the centered entrance, which has sidelights and an arched fan transom. Brick classroom and gymnasium additions were made in 1957. Inside, a center hall, marbleized tile floors, tiled corridors, original doors and hardware, and period woodwork survive. Architect Ross J. Sluyter designed the school and contractor Walter W. Kingston built it, with the Public Works Administration paying forty-five percent of the cost. Franklin D. Roosevelt met local officials in 1938 about school needs, insisted on local fieldstone, approved the plans and spoke at the 1940 dedication. The school was listed for its architecture and education, as an intact small public school used continuously for its original purpose.","period_of_significance":"1940","architect_builder":"Sluyter, Ross J., Architect; Kingston, Walter W., Contractor","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a school; it has been in continuous use as a school since construction, and 1957 brick additions do not detract from its integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:51.011109-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/93000860.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000860/f4cbb0a6ae-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000860/f4cbb0a6ae-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyde_Park_Elementary_School.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"http://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:Hyde_Park_Elementary_School.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317374","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_Park_Elementary_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5953673"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/hyde-park-elementary-school-93000860/"}