George W. Childs School (former building)

Coordinates: 39°55′53″N 75°10′22″W / 39.9313°N 75.1729°W / 39.9313; -75.1729
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George W. Childs School
MPS
Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference No.88002257[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

The George W. Childs School is a historic

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was a facility of the School District of Philadelphia
.

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

History and architectural features

Built between 1893 and 1894, the George W. Childs School is a three-story, three-bay, brick building with brownstone trim, which was designed in the Classical Revival-style.[2]

A three-story, nine-bay yellow brick addition was subsequently erected in 1928, which features a stone arched entrance,

Palladian window, and copper cornice.[2]

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

In 2010, the school building was closed, and the school and students were moved several blocks north to the former Barratt Junior High School building.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-07. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: George W. Childs School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. ^ Jacobson, Charlotte; Leppo, Skye (December 11, 2013). "Point Breeze: G.W. Childs Elementary School Adjusts to Series of Transitions". Philadelphia Neighborhoods. Temple University Department of Journalism. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

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