George W. Childs School

George W. Childs School
George W. Childs School, February 2010
Location 1501 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°55′53″N 75°10′22″W / 39.9313°N 75.1729°W / 39.9313; -75.1729Coordinates: 39°55′53″N 75°10′22″W / 39.9313°N 75.1729°W / 39.9313; -75.1729
Area 1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built 1893
Built by Johnson & Byrens
Architect Joseph W. Anschutz
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 88002257[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

George W. Childs School is a historic school building located in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1893–1894, and is a three-story, three bay, brick building with brownstone trim in the Classical Revival-style. A three-story, nine bay yellow brick addition was built in 1928. It features a stone arched entrance, Palladian window, and copper cornice.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] In 2010, the school was closed, and students were moved several blocks north to the former Barratt Junior High School building.[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 Jefferson M. Moak (May 1987). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: George W. Childs School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  3. ↑ Jacobson, Charlotte; Leppo, Skye (December 11, 2013). "Point Breeze: G.W. Childs Elementary School Adjusts to Series of Transitions". Philadelphia Neighborhoods. Temple University Department of Journalism. Retrieved March 18, 2017.


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