Gay Street School
Gay Street School is a historic school building located in Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It has two sections. The older section, the west wing, was built in 1874, and is a two-story, brick structure.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colonial Theatre and Black Rock Dam.
Colonial Theatre
Movie theater
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The Colonial Theatre is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, at 227 Bridge Street. Built in 1903, the "Colonial Opera House" became a preeminent venue for movies, traveling shows and live entertainment throughout the 20th century. Colonial Theatre is situated 1,300 feet north of Gay Street School.
Black Rock Dam
Dam
Photo: J Clear, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Black Rock Dam is a low head dam in the Schuylkill River. Originally constructed as a stone filled, timber crib dam in the early 19th century by the Schuylkill Navigation Company, the dam was one of dozens built to create a slack water pools for the Schuylkill Navigation System. Black Rock Dam is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Gay Street School.
Rapps Bridge
Bridge
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Rapps Bridge, also known as Rapps Dam Bridge, is one of fifteen surviving historic wooden covered bridges in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Rapps Bridge is located on Rapps Dam Road in East Pikeland Township. Rapps Bridge is situated 2 miles west of Gay Street School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Phoenixville and Mont Clare.
Phoenixville
Photo: Squelle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phoenixville is a borough of 17,000 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Philadelphia Metro Area. Phoenixville used to be a beaten-down mill town, but its downtown has been revitalized by 10 craft breweries and a distillery.
Mont Clare
Village
Photo: J Clear, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mont Clare is a village in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The village is located on the left bank of the Schuylkill River opposite Phoenixville and Chester County.
Ironsides
Hamlet
Ironsides is a populated place located within the township of Schuylkill in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 118 feet above sea level.
Gay Street School
- Type: School building
- Categories: school, building, and education
- Location: Borough of Phoenixville, Chester County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.13058° or 40° 7′ 50″ northLongitude
-75.51748° or 75° 31′ 3″ westElevation
151 feet (46 metres)Open location code
87G64FJM+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 683578041OpenStreetMap feature
building=school
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Gay Street School” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مدرسة جاى ستريت”
- French: “Gay Street School”
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