John Greenleaf Whittier School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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John Greenleaf Whittier School | |
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John Greenleaf Whittier School, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 2600 Clearfield St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°0′8″N 75°10′27″W / 40.00222°N 75.17417°WCoordinates: 40°0′8″N 75°10′27″W / 40.00222°N 75.17417°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1913 |
| Built by | Cramp & Co. |
| Architect | Richards, Henry deCourcy |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 88002334[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
John Greenleaf Whittier School is a historic school building located in the Allegheny West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1913. It is a three-story, brick-faced reinforced concrete building, five bays wide with terra cotta trim. It has a Classical Revival-style entrance surround with entabulature.[2] It is named for John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ ""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: John Greenleaf Whittier School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-19.
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