Friday, 25 March 2016

Gordon, school

The former Gordon Public School is located along the Pacific Highway in the northern suburb of Gordon. This sandstone building was designed by George Mansfield in the Gothic Revival architectural style and constructed in 1878, with a second block added in 1912. The school closed in 1989 and this building now houses a small museum known as the Headmaster’s Office Museum, the Ku-ring-gai Historical Society Research Centre and the Gordon Library Meeting Rooms.
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10 comments:

  1. William KendallFriday, 25 March 2016 at 02:38:00 GMT+11

    It is a beautiful building. Good that it's seeing new uses.

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  2. DeniseinVAFriday, 25 March 2016 at 03:11:00 GMT+11

    Love your old buildings Jim.

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  3. Alexa TFriday, 25 March 2016 at 03:42:00 GMT+11

    A very warm appearance of the facade! For sure was a lovely place to receive education.
    A happy Spring!

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  4. carol l mckennaFriday, 25 March 2016 at 07:46:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful building juxtaposed against the puffy clouds of the sky ~

    Happy Weekend coming to you ~ ^_^

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  5. jooFriday, 25 March 2016 at 09:22:00 GMT+11

    Love the building!

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  6. GeniAusFriday, 25 March 2016 at 19:43:00 GMT+11

    Thanks for visiting Ku-ring-gai Historical Society. I've shared your link on our blog. http://kuringgaihs.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/featurd-on-blog.html

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  7. DrillerAASaturday, 26 March 2016 at 00:19:00 GMT+11

    I love the clean details of the gables. Much of the Gothic style features very heavy ornamentation, but this is clean simple and very attractive. Thanks for sharing with us.

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  8. SuzaSaturday, 26 March 2016 at 20:12:00 GMT+11

    wonderful pictures

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  9. LindaSunday, 27 March 2016 at 12:47:00 GMT+11

    Nice design! I love the sandstone color too.

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