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Emerson School

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Emerson School

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    1. Emerson School 1006 West 10th Street, Erie, PA Opened 1905 Architect: Gaggin & Gaggin

    3. If this school could talk . . .

    4. . . . what would it say to you?

    5. Emerson School Emerson School was opened in 1905 as an elementary school. When the school first opened it was referred to as Public School #18, until August 6, 1914, when the School Board transitioned all schools and site designations to names rather than numbers. (Moore 1938:17) Emerson School opened as a fifteen room school house with gymnasium. In 1924, as enrollment numbers increased in Erie, an addition was added. The school was designed by Gaggin and Gaggin, a firm out of Syracuse, New York, and the builder was the local Henry Shenk Company, located at Sassafras and W. 12th Street. (Erie City Directory 1906:610) Emerson School cost approximately $88,000.00 to build and the 1924 addition cost $115,300.00. (Moore 1938:16)

    6. Emerson Architecture Colonial Revival Accentuated front entrance, cornices, and windows. Half pediment more common on revivals. Door commonly has fanlight and sidelights. Windows are rectangular in shape, most commonly double-hung. Masonry predominates high-style colonial revivals. Façade is symmetrically balanced with windows and centered doorway.

    7. Gaggin and Gaggin The architect for Emerson School was Gaggin and Gaggin. Edwin H. Gaggin Thomas Walker Gaggin Both men attended the School of Architecture at Syracuse University. They designed numerous buildings throughout Syracuse, NY, as well as Emerson School in Erie. Gaggin and Gaggin’s most well known work is the Smith Tower in Seattle, Washington.

    8. Take a closer look inside . . . Front entry way into Emerson School building. Original fireplace with carved wood mantel.

    9. Main lobby, west wing, and west wing stairwell leading to addition.

    10. Gymnasium, classroom, and bench with boot warmer.

    11. 1924 Addition, hallway, classroom, and north stairwell.

    12. Second floor hallway, east wing stairwell, and wood ceiling trim molding.

    13. Ground floor, original boiler, coal chamber, and central vacuum system.

    15. Bibliography

    16. ~Produced and Compiled by K. L. Santangelo~ MERCYHURST COLLEGE

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