Robert Ralston School

Robert Ralston School
Robert Ralston School, April 2010
Location 221 Bainbridge St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′26″N 75°8′48″W / 39.94056°N 75.14667°W / 39.94056; -75.14667Coordinates: 39°56′26″N 75°8′48″W / 39.94056°N 75.14667°W / 39.94056; -75.14667
Area less than one acre
Built 1869
Built by G. Brinkworth
Architect Louis H. Esler
Architectural style Vernacular Gothic
MPS Philadelphia Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 86003321[1]
Added to NRHP December 4, 1986

Robert Ralston School is a historic school building located in the Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1869, and is a 2 1/2-story, four bay, brick building with a stucco foundation in the Gothic Revival-style. It has a later addition in an industrial style. It features a pedimented front gable, a molded wood cornice, and an ocular vent opening.[2] It was named after merchant and philanthropist Robert Ralston (1761-1836).

The building 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 B. Mintz (July 1986). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Robert Ralston School" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.