Southwark School

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Southwark School
Southwark School, April 2010
Location Eighth and Miflin Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°55′35″N 75°9′32″W / 39.92639°N 75.15889°W / 39.92639; -75.15889Coordinates: 39°55′35″N 75°9′32″W / 39.92639°N 75.15889°W / 39.92639; -75.15889
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1909-1911
Architectural style c, Other, Jacobean
Governing body Local
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 86003330[1]
Added to NRHP December 1, 1986

Southwark School is a historic school building located in the Central South Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1909-1911. It is a three-story, granite-faced, reinforced concrete building in the Tudor Revival-style. It features a segmented, compound arched opening and parapet with stepped stone panels.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. 
  2. ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.  Note: This includes G. Thomas (August 1980). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Southwark School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03. 
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