Bayard Taylor School

Bayard Taylor School
Bayard Taylor School, September 2010
Location 3698 N. Randolph St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°0′25″N 75°8′19″W / 40.00694°N 75.13861°W / 40.00694; -75.13861Coordinates: 40°0′25″N 75°8′19″W / 40.00694°N 75.13861°W / 40.00694; -75.13861
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built 1907–1908
Built by David Peoples
Architect Henry deCourcy Richards
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 88002329[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

Bayard Taylor School is a historic elementary school located in the Hunting Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1907–1908. It is a three-story, seven bay, brick building with a raised basement in the Colonial Revival / Late Gothic Revival-style. It features an ornate entrance pavilion, stone detailing, and a brick parapet.[2] The school was named for poet and author Bayard Taylor (1825–1878).

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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 Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Bayard Taylor School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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