Eliza Butler Kirkbride School

Eliza Butler Kirkbride School

Eliza Butler Kirkbride School, April 2010
Location 1501 S. 7th St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°55′48″N 75°09′22″W / 39.9300°N 75.1562°W / 39.9300; -75.1562Coordinates: 39°55′48″N 75°09′22″W / 39.9300°N 75.1562°W / 39.9300; -75.1562
Area less than one acre
Built 1925–1926
Built by McCloskey & Co.
Architect Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002290[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Eliza Butler Kirkbride School is a K-8 school located in the Passyunk Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.

The historic school building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1925–1926. It is a four-story, five bay, yellow reinforced concrete building faced in brick and limestone in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a projecting central entrance with floral and heraldic plaques, decorative panels, and a crenellated parapet.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

History

By 1990 the school had a Head Start Program preschool program.[3]

Demographics

In 1999 the school had 660 students, with over 50% of them being Asian.[4]

In the 1998–1999 school year the school began a pilot bilingual English-Cambodian (Khmer) program for its immigrant students.[5] By 1999 the school provided basic Cambodian lessons for the non-Cambodian students. In 1999 Cambodians made up almost 33% of the total student body.[4]

As of 2015 the school has an English Language Learner (ELL) program with 200 students, with support from Chinese, Khmer, and Vietnamese-speaking counselor assistants, in addition to a bilingual counselor who speaks Chinese and Vietnamese.[6]

Feeder patterns

Neighborhoods assigned to Kirkbride are also assigned to Furness High School.[7][8]

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: Eliza Butler Kirkbride School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. ↑ "Head Start's Big Day The Preschool Program Is 25 Years Old, And Its Secret Is Success" (Archive). Philadelphia Inquirer. May 27, 1990. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Kim, Myung Oak. "Language And Heritage Bilingual Classes Seek To Foster Understanding" (Archive). Philadelphia Inquirer. September 23, 1999. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ Kadaba, Lini S. "An Effort To Speak To More Students The School District Is Extending The Reach Of Its Bilingual Programs." (Archive). Philadelphia Inquirer. October 6, 1998. Article info. B01 City & Region. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ "ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Program" (Archive). Eliza Butler Kirkbride School. Retrieved on December 1, 2015.
  7. ↑ "A Directory of High Schools for 2009 Admissions" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. p. 15 (PDF p/ 17/40). Accessed November 6, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Horace Furness High School Geographic Boundaries" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on October 4, 2011.
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