Henry Longfellow School

Henry Longfellow School
Henry Longfellow School, September 2010
Location 5004-5098 Tacony St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°00′31″N 75°04′17″W / 40.0085°N 75.0713°WCoordinates: 40°00′31″N 75°04′17″W / 40.0085°N 75.0713°W
Area 1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built 1915
Built by Reilly, Thomas
Architect Richards, Henry deCourcy
Architectural style Other, Classical Revival, Utilitarian
Governing body Local
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002294[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Henry Longfellow School is a historic school building located in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1915. It is a three-story, six-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Classical Revival style. It features a stone cornice and beltcourse and a brick parapet.[2] The school was named for poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[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 Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Henry Longfellow School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.