East Springfield Union School, also known as Springfield Central School, is a historic

school A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the Educational architecture, building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Most co ...

building located at East Springfield in

Otsego County, New York Otsego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,524. The county seat is Cooperstown. The county's population center is Oneonta. The name ''Otsego'' is from a Mohawk or Oneida word m ...

. It was built in two stages, starting in 1909. The original front section is a two-story, "T" plan, cross gabled Neoclassical style building executed in

rusticated concrete block Rusticated concrete block is the handmade product of in-field advances in cement making. These Concrete masonry unit, concrete blocks first appeared in the late 19th century and are used mainly in residences and small building construction and ar ...

and set on a half raised basement. The rear portion is a single story utilitarian concrete block structure built in 1936. The main facade includes a protruding, full height central gable, its

pediment Pediments are a form of gable in classical architecture, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the cornice (an elaborated lintel), or entablature if supported by columns.Summerson, 130 In an ...

featuring an Adamesque

lunette A lunette (French ''lunette'', 'little moon') is a crescent- or half-moon–shaped or semi-circular architectural space or feature, variously filled with sculpture, painted, glazed, filled with recessed masonry, or void. A lunette may also be ...

window, fishscale slates, and a heavy wood cornice. The school closed in 1989. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 1996.

References

School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Neoclassical architecture in New York (state) School buildings completed in 1909 Schools in Otsego County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Otsego County, New York 1909 establishments in New York (state) {{OtsegoCountyNY-NRHP-stub