Old Newark Comprehensive School
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Old Newark Comprehensive School is a historic commercial building and opera house
located at Newark
in New Castle County, Delaware
. It was completed in 1884 and is two story, rectangular public building. It has five bays at the original north front facade, with a later addition to the west. It housed elementary school grades from the time of its construction to about 1900. It housed the high school's industrial arts program from 1935 until 1965 and then served as the location of the Christina School District
's Administrative offices until 2009.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1982.
Opera house
An opera house is a theatre building used for opera performances that consists of a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and set building...
located at Newark
Newark, Delaware
Newark is an American city in New Castle County, Delaware, west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 31,454. Newark is the home of the University of Delaware.- History :...
in New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...
. It was completed in 1884 and is two story, rectangular public building. It has five bays at the original north front facade, with a later addition to the west. It housed elementary school grades from the time of its construction to about 1900. It housed the high school's industrial arts program from 1935 until 1965 and then served as the location of the Christina School District
Christina School District
The Christina School District is a public school district located in Newark, Delaware. It is the largest public school system in Delaware.- Schools :High Schools: Christiana High School, , and Newark High School.Middle Schools: , , and...
's Administrative offices until 2009.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1982.