John L. Kinsey School

John L. Kinsey School
John L. Kinsey School, September 2010
Location Sixty-fifth Ave. and Limekiln Pike, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°03′13″N 75°09′09″W / 40.0536°N 75.1524°WCoordinates: 40°03′13″N 75°09′09″W / 40.0536°N 75.1524°W
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1915-1916
Built by Cramp & Co.
Architect Richards, Henry deCoursey
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Other, Academic Gothic
Governing body Local
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 86003297[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

John L. Kinsey School is a historic junior high school building located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built by Cramp & Co. in 1915-1916. It is a four-story, seven bay reinforced concrete and brick building on a raised basement in Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a projecting entrance bay and limestone and terra cotta decorative details.[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 unknown (n.d.). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: John L. Kinsey School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.