JeffReuben
St. Mary's Park School View
Among its important qualities, Public School 27 is a fine example of the numerous schools built by the City of New York during the last decade of the nineteenth century to accommodate the waves of new students created by immigration and new mandatory education laws; that P.S. 27 represents the early design period of the City's prolific Superintendent of School Buildings, C.B.J. Snyder, during which he based his work on existing traditions of rectangular massing and emphasis on a central tower; that in P.S. 27, Snyder was also beginning to develop his new ideas of planning which would lead to his use of the H-plan on his later buildings; and that Snyder used design elements of Dutch and Federal period architecture to enhance an imposing and important neighborhood structure.
Source: "Public School 27 Designation Report", NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, 19 September 1995
St. Mary's Park School View
Among its important qualities, Public School 27 is a fine example of the numerous schools built by the City of New York during the last decade of the nineteenth century to accommodate the waves of new students created by immigration and new mandatory education laws; that P.S. 27 represents the early design period of the City's prolific Superintendent of School Buildings, C.B.J. Snyder, during which he based his work on existing traditions of rectangular massing and emphasis on a central tower; that in P.S. 27, Snyder was also beginning to develop his new ideas of planning which would lead to his use of the H-plan on his later buildings; and that Snyder used design elements of Dutch and Federal period architecture to enhance an imposing and important neighborhood structure.
Source: "Public School 27 Designation Report", NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, 19 September 1995