Benjamin Franklin School (Philadelphia)

Benjamin Franklin School

Benjamin Franklin School, October 2010
Location 5737-5741 Rising Sun Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°2′33″N 75°6′17″W / 40.04250°N 75.10472°W / 40.04250; -75.10472Coordinates: 40°2′33″N 75°6′17″W / 40.04250°N 75.10472°W / 40.04250; -75.10472
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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "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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