Benjamin Franklin School (Philadelphia)
Benjamin Franklin School | |
Benjamin Franklin School, October 2010 | |
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Location | 5737-5741 Rising Sun Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°2′33″N 75°6′17″W / 40.04250°N 75.10472°WCoordinates: 40°2′33″N 75°6′17″W / 40.04250°N 75.10472°W |
Area | 2.1 acres (0.85 ha) |
Built | 1915-1916 |
Built by | Dougherty, William R. |
Architect | Richards, Henry deCourcy |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Other, Utilitarian |
MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
NRHP Reference # | 88002274[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Benjamin Franklin School is a historic school building located in the Crescentville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1915-1916. It is a two-story, five-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Late Gothic Revival style. Additions were built in 1931 and 1954. It features entrances with carved stone and terra cotta surrounds and a brick parapet.[2] It was named for Benjamin Franklin.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Benjamin Franklin School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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