David Farragut School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

David Farragut School
David Farragut School, September 2010
Location 170 W. Cumberland St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′17″N 75°08′05″W / 39.9880°N 75.1348°W / 39.9880; -75.1348Coordinates: 39°59′17″N 75°08′05″W / 39.9880°N 75.1348°W / 39.9880; -75.1348
Area less than one acre
Built 1873
Architect Louis Esler
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 86003280[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

David Farragut School is a historic school building located in the West Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1873 and is a three-story, four bay, stone building in the Italianate-style. An addition was built in 1915. It features brownstone and limestone trim.[2] It was named for Admiral David Farragut (1801-1870).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[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 unknown (n.d.). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: David Farragut School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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