John Greenleaf Whittier School (Philadelphia)

John Greenleaf Whittier School
John Greenleaf Whittier School, September 2010
Location 2600 Clearfield St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°00′09″N 75°10′26″W / 40.0025°N 75.1739°W / 40.0025; -75.1739Coordinates: 40°00′09″N 75°10′26″W / 40.0025°N 75.1739°W / 40.0025; -75.1739
Area 1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built 1913
Built by Cramp & Co.
Architect Henry deCourcy Richards
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 88002334[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

John Greenleaf Whittier School is a historic school building located in the Allegheny West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1913. It is a three-story, brick-faced reinforced concrete building, five bays wide with terra cotta trim. It has a Classical Revival-style entrance surround with entablature.[2] It is named for John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] The school was closed in 2013.[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: John Greenleaf Whittier School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  3. ↑ Matheson, Kathy (March 7, 2013). "4 Philadelphia Schools Saved, 23 Closing After SRC Vote". WPVI-TV. Retrieved March 11, 2017.


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