Charles Schaeffer School

Charles Schaeffer School
Charles Schaeffer School, June 2010
Location Germantown Ave. and Abbottsford Rd.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°1′38″N 75°9′38″W / 40.02722°N 75.16056°W / 40.02722; -75.16056Coordinates: 40°1′38″N 75°9′38″W / 40.02722°N 75.16056°W / 40.02722; -75.16056
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built 1876, 1914
Built by P.H. Somerset
Architect Louis H. Esler
Architectural style Gothic
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 86003327[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

Charles Schaeffer School, also known as the Seventh Day Adventist Church, is a historic former school building located in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building was built in 1876 by the School District of Philadelphia, and is a 3 1/2-story, schist building in the Gothic-style. It features brownstone trim, a pedimented gable roofline, molded cornice with decorative brackets, and a three-story projecting front section added in 1914.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

In July 2011, Weinstein Properties purchased the school building for $150,000 from the Mitzpah Seventh Day Adventist Church. Mitzpah had owned both the school and the adjacent Wakefield Presbyterian Church, but abandoned them to move into a larger historic church, the former Frankford Baptist Church (1853-1855) at 4357 Paul Street.[3]


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: Charles Schaeffer School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. Hildebrandt, Rachel (October 11, 2011). "Key Germantown Ave Site Set For Rehab". Hidden City. Philadelphia. |access-date= requires |url= (help)


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