Photos: Tour York, Pa.'s 1931 Roosevelt School before renovations

Volunteers clean out heating equipment that will be replaced at the former Theodore Roosevelt School in York being renovated as a new location for Tidings of Peace Christian School. The building was heated with a combination of hot air and radiators. According to Clayton Shenk, administrator and principal of Tidings of Peace, a new radiant heat system is planned for the school, built in 1931.

A worn sign for the York City School District is beneath a sign for the Theodore Roosevelt School in York that was built in 1931. The school hasn't been used for regular classes since 1973. Since then, it was used as an alternative school and administrative offices for the district.

Use of multiple colors of brick with a random texture is laid in a flemish bond pattern at the Roosevelt School in York. Flemish bond lays one brick perpendicular others so that only the end of the brick is visible.

This is a classroom at the Roosevelt School in York with built-in wooden bookshelves and blackboard. The cutouts in the wall are part of the original hot air heating system that continuously brought in fresh air and vented room air out of the roof.

A new addition at this corner of the Roosevelt School will add a ground floor entrance to the future Tidings of Peace Christian School. A visitors area, receptionist, principal's office and public restrooms will be in this area with a new elevator that accesses the rest of the building.

A stairway leads upstairs at the Theodore Roosevelt School in York. Most of the common areas of the school are finished in glazed masonry.

A window overlooks the gym at the Theodore Roosevelt School in York. The gym will be improved for the Tidings of Peace Christian School.

The gym at the Theodore Roosevelt School in York will be updated for Tidings of Peace Christian School to provide seating for fans according to administrator and principal Clayton Shenk.

A scoreboard sits on the floor of the gym at the Theodore Roosevelt School in York. The gym will be a welcomed addition to Tidings of Peace Christian School, according to Clayton Shenk, administrator and principal at the school.

A stairway leads upstairs at the Theodore Roosevelt School in York. Most of the common areas of the school are finished in glazed masonry.

Each classroom at the former Theodore Roosevelt School in York will have it's own bathroom as the Tidings of Peace Christian School. The door at left currently is a coat/ storage room.

Wooden bathroom stalls in one of the common bathrooms dating back to 1931 at the Theodore Roosevelt School in York. This area will probably become an elevator shaft.

Vintage locks on a bathroom stall at the Roosevelt School in York lets you know if the stall is occupied.

Vintage locks are on a bathroom stall at the Theodore Roosevelt School in York. They let you know if the stall is occupied.

A plaque inside on the entrance of the Theodore Roosevelt School in York lists names and dates that touch on the early history of the school.

A display of bridges in a display case at the Theodore Roosevelt School in York with a card that reads: "Bridges to Success" Constructed by students in York 21st century after-school program 2006/2007.

Use of multiple colors of brick with a random texture is laid in a flemish bond pattern at the Roosevelt School in York. Flemish bond lays one brick perpendicular others so that only the end of the brick is visible.

A still functional cranking partition that sectioned off a stage from a larger room at the Theodore Roosevelt School in York.

A hallway of the Theodore Roosevelt School in York looks much the way it did when it was built in 1931. A sign on a bathroom door hints at future changes. The plan is to remove the common bathrooms stacked on each floor and use the space for an elevator shaft. Each classroom will have it's own bathroom.

A stairway leads upstairs at the Theodore Roosevelt School in York. Most of the common areas of the school are finished in glazed masonry.

The Theodore Roosevelt School in York at Eberts Lane and Walnut Street in York is expected to open as the Tidings of Peace Christian School in the fall of 2019. The school was built in 1931.