Public School No. 19

Public School No. 19
School 19, November 2010
Location 801 S. Harrison St., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates 39°44′15″N 75°34′07″W / 39.737440°N 75.568606°W / 39.737440; -75.568606Coordinates: 39°44′15″N 75°34′07″W / 39.737440°N 75.568606°W / 39.737440; -75.568606
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1881 (1881)
Architect Graham, G., & Son
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 84000453[1]
Added to NRHP December 20, 1984

Public School No. 19, also known as St. Hedwig's High School, is a historic elementary school building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1881, and is a two-story, cruciform-shaped brick building in the Italianate style. It has a low hipped roof and a heavy wood pediment is trimmed with elongated dentils and bracketed cornice returns. It operated as a public school until leased to St. Hedwig's Roman Catholic Church for use as a Catholic high school. St. Hedwig's High School closed in the 1970s and the building converted to offices.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Priscilla M. Thompson (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Public School No. 19". and Accompanying 10 photos


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