Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Herman Ridder Junior High School
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Landmark Name:
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Herman Ridder Junior High School
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LP Number:
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LP-01628
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Link to Designation Report:
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Landmark Type:
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Individual Landmark
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Designation Date:
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12/11/1990
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Address:
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1619 Boston Road
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BIN:
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2009867
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BBL:
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2029390093
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Borough:
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The Bronx
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Block:
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2939
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Lot:
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93
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Architect or Builder:
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Walter C. Martin
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Date of Construction:
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1929
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Owner or Developer:
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City of New York, Board of Education
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Style Primary:
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Art Deco
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Material Primary:
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Yellow Brick
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Material Secondary:
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Limestone
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Material Tertiary:
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Granite
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Material Quaternary:
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Terra Cotta
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Use Original:
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Civic, school
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Building Type:
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School
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Notes:
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The first thoroughly modernistic Art Deco public school building in New York City and first junior high school to depart in design from a standard elementary school plan.
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File Name:
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LP1628_001.tif
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