The William S. Peirce School is a historic school building that is located in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
William S. Peirce School | |
 William S. Peirce School, May 2010 | |
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| Location | 2400 Christian St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′30″N 75°10′59″W / 39.9418°N 75.1830°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1928–1929 |
| Built by | Weiss Construction Co. |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002307[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
Designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built between 1928 and 1929, it is a four-story, nine-bay, brick building that sits on a raised basement. Created in the Late Gothic Revival-style, it features pilasters with limestone caps and a projecting entrance pavilion with an arched opening.[2]
History
editThis historic building opened in 1928 as a K-8 school, but elementary grades were dropped in 1988.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
By 2002 Universal Companies took control of the school.[4]
The school has been closed since 2007, although the building is still owned by the School District of Philadelphia.[5][6]
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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: William S. Peirce School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ^ "About Our School". William S. Peirce Middle School. 2001-06-16. Archived from the original on 2001-06-16. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ Tuleya, R. Jonathan (2002-09-12). "Reform brings the norm". South Philly Review. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ "What to do with W.S. Peirce School?". Naked Philly. July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ^ Adelman, Jacob (December 23, 2016). "Philly school district puts former Peirce Elementary building up for sale". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
External links
edit- William S. Peirce Middle School at the Wayback Machine (archive index)