John Marshall School

John Marshall School
John Marshall School, September 2010
Location 1501 Sellers St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°00′53″N 75°05′15″W / 40.0147°N 75.0874°W / 40.0147; -75.0874Coordinates: 40°00′53″N 75°05′15″W / 40.0147°N 75.0874°W / 40.0147; -75.0874
Area 1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built 1909–1910
Built by David Peoples
Architect Henry deCourcy Richards
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 88002298[1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1988

John Marshall Elementary School is a historic elementary school located in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1909–1910. It is a three-story, five-bay by three-bay, brick building on a raised basement in the Colonial Revival style. It has a three-story, rear brick addition built in 1922. It features a pedimented cornice, brick parapet, projecting central section, and a two-story arched opening above the main entrance.[2] The school was named for Chief Justice John Marshall.

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: John Marshall School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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