Anthony Wayne School

Anthony Wayne School
Anthony Wayne School entrance, May 2010
Location 1701 S. 28th St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°55′53″N 75°11′28″W / 39.93139°N 75.19111°W / 39.93139; -75.19111Coordinates: 39°55′53″N 75°11′28″W / 39.93139°N 75.19111°W / 39.93139; -75.19111
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1908–1909
Architect Henry deCoursey Richards
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Academic Gothic
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 86003344[1]
Added to NRHP December 1, 1986

Anthony Wayne School is a historic former school building located in the Girard Estate neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Henry deCoursey Richards and built in 1908–1909. It is a four-story, five bay, reinforced concrete building clad in brick and in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a projecting entrance with terra cotta ornament, a projecting multi-story terra cotta bay, terra cotta decorative panels, and a parapet.[2] The school was named for United States Army general and statesman Anthony Wayne (1745–1786).

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is now used as senior housing.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Anthony Wayne School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


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