The George W. Childs School is a historic school building which is located in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was a facility of the School District of Philadelphia.
George W. Childs School | |
 George W. Childs School, February 2010 | |
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| Location | 1501 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′53″N 75°10′22″W / 39.9313°N 75.1729°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1893 |
| Built by | Johnson & Byrens |
| Architect | Joseph W. Anschutz |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002257[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt 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
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Official website
- George W. Childs Elementary School (webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/c/childs) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- George W. Childs Elementary School (phila.k12.pa.us/schools/childs/) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)