Frances E. Willard School

Francis E. Willard School

Francis E. Willard School, September 2010
Location Emerald and Orleans Sts.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′30″N 75°07′02″W / 39.9917°N 75.1171°W / 39.9917; -75.1171
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1907–1908
Architect Henry deCoursey Richards
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 86003346[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

Frances E. Willard School is an elementary school located in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The school is named for suffragist Frances Willard.

The original school building was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1907–1908. It is a four-story, three-bay, "E"-shaped, brick clad concrete building in the Classical Revival style. It features limestone trim, a 2 1/2-story overscale arched opening, and brick parapet.[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

In 2010, the school moved into a new building on Elkhart Street, just north of the old building.[3]

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 B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Francis E. Willard School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. ↑ Socolar, Paul (September 7, 2010). "At long last, a new Willard School opens". Philadelphia Public School Notebook. Retrieved March 15, 2017.


Coordinates: 39°59′36″N 75°06′58″W / 39.9934°N 75.1161°W / 39.9934; -75.1161

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