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.
Francis E. Willard School | |
 Francis E. Willard School, September 2010 | |
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| Location | Emerald and Orleans Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°59′30″N 75°07′02″W / 39.9917°N 75.1171°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1907–1908 |
| Architect | Henry deCoursey Richards |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003346[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
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]
The school was converted into the Maguire Residence in 2020, an affordable permanent supportive housing option run by Project HOME.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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 2012-07-04. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Francis E. Willard School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ^ Socolar, Paul (September 7, 2010). "At long last, a new Willard School opens". Philadelphia Public School Notebook. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "Project HOME'S 19th Affordable Residence Opens | Project HOME". www.projecthome.org. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
