The David Wilmot Public School For Coloured Children, also known as the J.C. King Educational Building, is located the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in 1874, it is a two-story, four-bay, stone building in the Italianate-design presumably of Lewis H. Esler (1819-1883), a prominent architect employed by the Philadelphia Board of Public Education. [2]
David Wilmot School | |
 David Wilmot School, September 2010 | |
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| Location | 1734 Meadow Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°00′50″N 75°04′51″W / 40.0138°N 75.0808°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1874 & 1908 |
| Built by | William Keas |
| Architect | Lewis H. Esler |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002289[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
An addition was built in 1908. It features brownstone sills and arches and a gable over the entrance opening.[3] It was named for U.S. political figure and abolitionist, David Wilmot (1814–1868).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Menkevich, Joseph, J. "THE DAVID WILMOT PUBLIC SCHOOL" (PDF). Philadelphia Historical Commission, Nomination. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-24. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "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 2012-06-29. Note: This includes J. M. Moak (June 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: David Wilmot School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.