LONG HILL TOWNSHIP HISTORIC SITES SURVEY INDIVIDUAL STRUCTURE SURVEY < PREVIOUS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY #1430-28 NEXT >   HISTORIC NAME: Gillette School COMMON NAME: . LOCATION: Valley Road BLOCK/LOT: . VILLAGE: Gillette USGS QUAD: Chatham OWNER: UTM REFS: Zone/Northing/Easting DESCRIPTION CONSTRUCTION DATE: 1935-1936 SOURCE OF DATE: Interior date plaque ARCHITECT: Walter Slifer BUILDER: STYLE: Colonial Revival FORM / PLAN TYPE: Symmetrical block with flanking wings NUMBER OF STORIES: 1 story FOUNDATION: Concrete EXTERIOR WALL FABRIC: English Bond brick FENESTRATION: 12/12 sash ROOF: Composition material replacing original slate (removed 1998) CHIMNEY(S): Two end brick chimneys. ADDITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Center louvered cupola. Center entry marked by stone entablature and pilasters. Extended international-style wing at rear. PHOTO(S) (B3:8, 1986) SITING, BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION, AND RELATED STRUCTURES   Building sited on busy highway. Pleasantly surrounded by woods. SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT URBAN SUBURBAN SCATTERED BUILDING OPEN SPACE X WOODLAND X RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL VILLAGE INDUSTRIAL DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL OTHER   SIGNIFICANCE & HISTORICAL INFORMATION The colonial Revival styling of the Gillette School is typical for educational buildings of the first half of the 20th century. It is the near twin to the Millington School (see survey #1430-57). A probable WPA project. ORIGINAL USE: School PRESENT USE: School PHYSICAL CONDITION OF STRUCTURES: X. EXCELLENT GOOD . FAIR . POOR REGISTER ELIGIBILITY: . YES . POSSIBLE NO c PART OF DISTRICT THREATS TO SITE: . ROADS . DEVELOPMENT . ZONING . DETERIORATION X X NO THREAT . OTHER . .. .. COMMENTS:   REFERENCES: RECORDED BY: Janet W. Foster DATE: March-July 1986 ORGANIZATION: Acroterion . . UPDATED ENTRY BY: L. Fast DATE: March 2002 ORGANIZATION: Long Hill Township Historic Preservation Advisory Committee . . RETURN TO: INTRODUCTION RETURN TO: STREET & SITES INDEX RETURN TO: FILE NUMBER INDEX RETURN TO: MAP INDEX RETURN TO: BLOCK AND LOT NUMBER INDEX . . . . . < PREVIOUS HISTORIC SITES INVENTORY #1430-28 NEXT >