Overbrook Elementary School

Overbrook School

Overbrook School, June 2010
Location 2032 North 62nd Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′55″N 75°14′44″W / 39.9819°N 75.2456°W / 39.9819; -75.2456Coordinates: 39°58′55″N 75°14′44″W / 39.9819°N 75.2456°W / 39.9819; -75.2456
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built 1905–1907
Built by William J. Smith
Architect Lloyd Titus, Henry deCourcy Richards
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference # 88002304[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Overbrook Elementary School is a historic elementary school located in the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was built in 1905–1907, and is a two-story, nine bay, brick building faced with granite in the Colonial Revival-style. It sits on a raised basement. An eight bay addition designed by Henry deCourcy Richards was built in 1913–1914. It features a sightly projecting front gable.[2]

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

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: Overbrook School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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